Goibniu

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

A mid-sized classical Kuiper Belt object on a gently inclined, near-circular orbit.

Diameter
~680 km
Discovered
2004
Class
Classical KBO

Seeing Goibniu in real time

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

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