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2025 MJ400

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(2025 MJ400)

2025 MJ400 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 29.99 AU to 64.91 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 326.9 years.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
33.021 AU
True anomaly
311.2°
Distance from Earth
32.857 AU
As of
25 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 — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 2025 MJ400 — 33.021 AU from the Sun 2025 MJ400
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2025 MJ400 is 32.857 AU from Earth today (4.6 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
20h 59m 19s
Declination
-21° 52′ 48″
Constellation
Capricornus
Distance from Earth
32.86 AU
Elongation from the Sun
98.54° — well clear of the Sun

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.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  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.

Google Maps on a phone

  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

A full Google Maps link works too, but the short maps.app.goo.gl share links don't carry coordinates — copy the numbers instead. We round to about a kilometre; that's all the sky calculation needs.

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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
47.451 AU
Eccentricity
0.368
Inclination
7.79°
Orbital period
326.9 years
Perihelion
29.99 AU
Aphelion
64.911 AU
Longitude of ascending node
348.53°
Argument of periapsis
12.74°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · TNO
Trans-Neptunian object
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.674

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
16
Data arc
93 days
First observed
20 June 2025
Last observed
21 September 2025
Residual RMS
0.22 ″

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
7.85

Discovery & classification

TNO

Sources