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2015 KP178

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(2015 KP178)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
40.481 AU
True anomaly
9.02°
Distance from Earth
41.283 AU
As of
21 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2015 KP178 — 40.481 AU from the Sun 2015 KP178
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2015 KP178 is 41.283 AU from Earth today (5.7 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 08m 01s
Declination
-22° 17′ 55″
Constellation
Scorpius
Distance from Earth
41.28 AU
Elongation from the Sun
35.8° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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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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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
44.11 AU
Eccentricity
0.0831
Inclination
2.16°
Orbital period
293 years
Perihelion
40.442 AU
Aphelion
47.777 AU
Longitude of ascending node
26.27°
Argument of periapsis
209.81°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.917

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
14
First observed
2015-??-??
Last observed
20 July 2025
Residual RMS
0.11 ″

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
6.73

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources