Achlys

Achlys — trans-Neptunian object, shown live in Cosmoscope, a real-time 3D map of the universe.

An elongated plutino locked in Neptune’s 2:3 resonance, accompanied by a small moon.

Diameter
~772 km
Discovered
2003
Class
Plutino (2:3 resonance)
Shape
Elongated, with a moon

Seeing Achlys in real time

Cosmoscope puts Achlys at its true position in the solar system, computed from JPL-derived ephemeris and updated continuously. Open the live 3D view to see, in real time, how far Achlys is from the Sun and from Earth right now, how many minutes or hours light takes to cross that gap, and how fast it is moving along its orbit. Scrub the timeline to place Achlys where it was on any past date, or where it will be years from now.

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