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92P/Sanguin

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
3.232 AU
True anomaly
263.95°
Distance from Earth
4.028 AU
As of
22 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.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth Sanguin — 3.232 AU from the Sun Sanguin
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Sanguin is 4.028 AU from Earth today (33.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 00m 12s
Declination
-06° 33′ 50″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
4.03 AU
Elongation from the Sun
31.99° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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
5.367 AU
Eccentricity
0.6631
Inclination
18.76°
Orbital period
12.43 years
Perihelion
1.808 AU
Aphelion
8.925 AU
Longitude of ascending node
182.34°
Argument of periapsis
163.06°
Epoch · J2000
2452982.5
Orbit class · JFc
Jupiter-family comet (P < 20 y)
Earth MOID · 315.2 LD
0.8099 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.409

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
952
Data arc
38.33 years
First observed
13 September 1977
Last observed
13 January 2016
Residual RMS
0.68 ″
Solution · Shantanu Naidu
22 June 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
1.19 km

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
11.6
Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 15
11.6

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
Sanguin, J. G.
Discovery date
15 October 1977
Discovery site
El Leoncito, Chile

Also known as 92P · 1977 XII · 1977p · 1989z · 1990 IV · 92P/1977 T2 · 92P/1989 J1

Named

Close approaches 9 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2097-11-23 20:20:00 Satrn 1.8238 AU 709.8 LD 6.7 km/s
2100-05-19 12:24:00 Juptr 1.6071 AU 625.5 LD 12.5 km/s
2112-07-17 20:12:00 Juptr 0.8462 AU 329.3 LD 9.5 km/s
2124-07-04 01:15:00 Juptr 1.2488 AU 486.0 LD 7.4 km/s
2186-02-23 18:38:00 Satrn 1.3976 AU 543.9 LD 6.2 km/s
2192-03-30 01:52:00 Juptr 1.5166 AU 590.2 LD 8.8 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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