Asteroid (NEO) 137108
Asteroid (NEO) 137108 Position
Asteroid (NEO) 137108 is currently in the constellation of Cepheus. The current Right Ascension is 05h 11m 01s and the Declination is +83° 16’ 25”.
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Asteroid (NEO) 137108 Distance
The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 137108 from Earth is currently 176,435,111 kilometers, equivalent to 1.179396 Astronomical Units. Light takes 9 minutes and 48.5242 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 137108 and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 137108 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.
The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth.
Closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 137108 to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 137108 to Earth happens on Sat Aug 7 2027 at a distance of 0.00522055 Astronomical Units, or 780,983 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid (NEO) 137108 brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 137108 is 20.84.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 137108, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.
Asteroid (NEO) 137108 rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Asteroid (NEO) 137108 is circumpolar and transits at 23:41 UTC (altitude: 58.2°)
The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid (NEO) 137108 touches the horizon, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
Asteroid (NEO) 137108 Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 137108 at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.56216561 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 39.93117562° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.63865386 AU 95,541,258 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
2.27867685 AU 340,885,205 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
1.45866535 AU 218,213,231 km |
| Orbital period | period |
1.7600 years 643.4754 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2018-Aug-23 07:46:16 2,458,353.8238 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2020-May-27 19:10 2,458,997.2992 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 268.32738941992° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 314.38628977984° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 138.00595340829° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.55946197°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid (NEO) 137108 Orbit
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Asteroid (NEO) 137108 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 137108 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid (NEO) 137108 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Dec 06 | 06h 56m 20s | +82° 42’ 29” | 20.99 | Camelopardalis |
| 2019 Dec 07 | 06h 45m 23s | +82° 52’ 59” | 20.97 | Camelopardalis |
| 2019 Dec 08 | 06h 33m 37s | +83° 01’ 59” | 20.95 | Camelopardalis |
| 2019 Dec 09 | 06h 21m 02s | +83° 09’ 23” | 20.93 | Camelopardalis |
| 2019 Dec 10 | 06h 07m 46s | +83° 14’ 56” | 20.91 | Camelopardalis |
| 2019 Dec 11 | 05h 53m 57s | +83° 18’ 32” | 20.89 | Camelopardalis |
| 2019 Dec 12 | 05h 39m 41s | +83° 20’ 00” | 20.87 | Camelopardalis |
| 2019 Dec 13 | 05h 25m 09s | +83° 19’ 18” | 20.86 | Cepheus |
| 2019 Dec 14 | 05h 10m 36s | +83° 16’ 18” | 20.84 | Cepheus |
| 2019 Dec 15 | 04h 56m 11s | +83° 10’ 59” | 20.82 | Cepheus |
| 2019 Dec 16 | 04h 42m 05s | +83° 03’ 23” | 20.80 | Cepheus |
| 2019 Dec 17 | 04h 28m 28s | +82° 53’ 30” | 20.79 | Cepheus |
| 2019 Dec 18 | 04h 15m 30s | +82° 41’ 27” | 20.77 | Cepheus |
| 2019 Dec 19 | 04h 03m 17s | +82° 27’ 20” | 20.75 | Cepheus |