Aya

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

A red-hued classical Kuiper Belt object, large enough that it may be nearly round.

Diameter
~768 km
Discovered
2002
Class
Classical KBO
Colour
Distinctly reddish

Seeing Aya in real time

Cosmoscope puts Aya 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 Aya 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 Aya where it was on any past date, or where it will be years from now.

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