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KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 0:27 | Tran: 4:45 | Set: 9:00
Alt: 14.94°   Az: 152.06°   Direction: South-South-East

KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) is in the constellation of Sagittarius, at a distance of 6,354,723,325.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 19h 49m 51s and the Declination is -19° 15’ 47” (apparent coordinates).

Finder Charts

Map showing KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) in Sagittarius on May, 23 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) in Sagittarius on May, 23 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule)
RA: 19h 48m 22s
Dec: -19° 19’ 40”
Deep sky finder chart for KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule). Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

19h 49m 51s
-19° 15’ 47”
22h 05m 23s
17h 55m 15s

J2000

19h 48m 22s
-19° 19’ 40”

Additional Information

Sagittarius
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Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.3°
Max altitude: 19.3°
Azimuth: 250.7°
  • 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the South-South-East direction at an altitude of 14.94° above the horizon.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) from Earth is currently 6,354,723,325.0 kilometers, equivalent to 42.4787017039 Astronomical Units. Light takes 5h 53m 17.075s to travel from KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) and arrive to us.

6,354,723,325.0
42.4787017039
5h 53m 17.075s

The following chart shows the distance of KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 2000 and 5 January 2034, the closest approach of KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) to Earth happens on Thu Jul 28 2033 at a distance of 41.875976 Astronomical Units, or 6,264,556,879 kilometers:

Thu Jul 28 2033
6,264,556,879
41.875976

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Light Curve

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) at epoch 16 October 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.03843578
Orbit inclination i 2.44732813°
Perihelion distance q 42.44654565 AU
6,349,912,861 km
Aphelion distance Q 45.83990436 AU
6,857,552,099 km
Semi-major axis a 44.14322501 AU
6,603,732,480 km
Orbital period period 293.2948 years
107,125.9077 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2065-Dec-07 18:31:04
2,475,627.2716 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 188.48003913061°
Longitude of the ascending node node 159.11307274822°
Mean anomaly M 309.50205897015°
Mean motion n 0.00336053°/day
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of KBO 2014 MU69 (Ultima Thule) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 May 16 19h 50m 06s -19° 15’ 18” N.A. Sagittarius
2025 May 17 19h 50m 04s -19° 15’ 21” N.A. Sagittarius
2025 May 18 19h 50m 02s -19° 15’ 25” N.A. Sagittarius
2025 May 19 19h 50m 00s -19° 15’ 29” N.A. Sagittarius
2025 May 20 19h 49m 58s -19° 15’ 32” N.A. Sagittarius
2025 May 21 19h 49m 56s -19° 15’ 37” N.A. Sagittarius
2025 May 22 19h 49m 54s -19° 15’ 41” N.A. Sagittarius
2025 May 23 19h 49m 51s -19° 15’ 46” N.A. Sagittarius
2025 May 24 19h 49m 49s -19° 15’ 52” N.A. Sagittarius
2025 May 25 19h 49m 46s -19° 15’ 57” N.A. Sagittarius
2025 May 26 19h 49m 43s -19° 16’ 02” N.A. Sagittarius
2025 May 27 19h 49m 41s -19° 16’ 08” N.A. Sagittarius
2025 May 28 19h 49m 38s -19° 16’ 13” N.A. Sagittarius
2025 May 29 19h 49m 35s -19° 16’ 19” N.A. Sagittarius

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