2026 FA38 is a trans-Neptunian object in the Trans-Neptunian object orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 35.19 AU to 60.61 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 331.5 years.
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 46.215 AU
- True anomaly
- 97.9°
- Distance from Earth
- 47.178 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.
In the sky
- Right ascension
- 14h 37m 29s
- Declination
- -23° 38′ 30″
- Constellation
- Libra
- Distance from Earth
- 47.18 AU
- Elongation from the Sun
- 13.69° — too close to the Sun to observe
Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.
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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
- 47.901 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.2653
- Inclination
- 13.22°
- Orbital period
- 331.5 years
- Perihelion
- 35.193 AU
- Aphelion
- 60.61 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 7.73°
- Argument of periapsis
- 119.71°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
- Orbit class · TNO
- Trans-Neptunian object
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 5.804
Orbit quality
Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 8).
- Observations used
- 13
- Data arc
- 69 days
- First observed
- 30 March 2026
- Last observed
- 7 June 2026
- Residual RMS
- 0.14 ″
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 6.76
Discovery & classification
Sources
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB