Centaur
2015 KS161
(2015 KS161)
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 6.12 AU
- True anomaly
- 229.3°
- As of
- 29 August 2026
Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.
Orbital elements
- Semi-major axis
- 5.777 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.1005
- Inclination
- 2.75°
- Orbital period
- 13.89 years
- Perihelion
- 5.196 AU
- Aphelion
- 6.358 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 190.65°
- Argument of periapsis
- 115.37°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2460800.5
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 15.01
- Spectral type
- CEN
Discovery & classification
Centaur
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB