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2026 ET122

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(2026 ET122)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
35.559 AU
True anomaly
64.61°
Distance from Earth
36.148 AU
As of
16 October 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.

Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2026 ET122 — 35.559 AU from the Sun 2026 ET122
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2026 ET122 is 36.148 AU from Earth today (5.0 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 50m 21s
Declination
-11° 23′ 41″
Constellation
Sextans
Distance from Earth
36.15 AU
Elongation from the Sun
53.16° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

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  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
38.418 AU
Eccentricity
0.1389
Inclination
25.72°
Orbital period
238.1 years
Perihelion
33.081 AU
Aphelion
43.755 AU
Longitude of ascending node
216.47°
Argument of periapsis
229.3°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Tisserand (Jupiter)
4.984

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 8).

Observations used
20
Data arc
25 days
First observed
9 March 2026
Last observed
3 April 2026
Residual RMS
0.14 ″

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.3

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources