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P/2021 V2 (Fuls)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
8.534 AU
True anomaly
123.5°
Distance from Earth
9.275 AU
As of
24 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 Fuls — 8.534 AU from the Sun Fuls
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. Fuls is 9.275 AU from Earth today (1.3 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 39m 51s
Declination
-17° 31′ 27″
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Distance from Earth
9.28 AU
Elongation from the Sun
39.55° — 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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  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
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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
9.054 AU
Eccentricity
0.6138
Inclination
12.69°
Orbital period
27.24 years
Perihelion
3.497 AU
Aphelion
14.611 AU
Longitude of ascending node
232.29°
Argument of periapsis
259.83°
Epoch · J2000
2459918.5
Orbit class · JFc
Jupiter-family comet (P < 20 y)
Earth MOID · 990.0 LD
2.544 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.607

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
500
Data arc
2.81 years
First observed
7 August 2021
Last observed
31 May 2024
Residual RMS
0.52 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
6 June 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
13.5
Total magnitude M₁ · K₁ 4.8
13.5

Discovery & classification

Also known as 2021 V2

Named

Close approaches 3 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2131-05-04 17:41:00 Juptr 0.7836 AU 305.0 LD 6.9 km/s

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

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