Asteroid 1979 XB

Asteroid 1979 XB is currently in the constellation of Telescopium. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 1979 XB is 20h 21m 10s and the Declination is -45° 25’ 52” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 1979 XB is 23.00 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 1979 XB available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 1979 XB?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid 1979 XB from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 1979 XB rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 1979 XB?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 1979 XB orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 1979 XB with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 1979 XB for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 1979 XB in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 1979 XB with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 1979 XB is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Asteroid 1979 XB?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 1979 XB in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid 1979 XB Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 1979 XB from Earth is currently 257,841,448 kilometers, equivalent to 1.723564 Astronomical Units. Light takes 14 minutes and 20.0665 seconds to travel from Asteroid 1979 XB and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 1979 XB 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. The value of the distance of 1979 XB from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid 1979 XB to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 1979 XB to Earth happens on Thu Dec 11 2092 at a distance of 0.05586035 Astronomical Units, or 8,356,590 kilometers:

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

Asteroid 1979 XB brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 1979 XB is 23.00.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 1979 XB, 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 1979 XB rise and set times

Asteroid 1979 XB is currently not visible from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]

The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid 1979 XB touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Asteroid 1979 XB Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 1979 XB with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 1979 XB and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Asteroid 1979 XB 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 1979 XB computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 1979 XB in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Jul 31	20h 33m 51s	-44° 54’ 21”	22.00	Microscopium
2020 Aug 01	20h 32m 00s	-45° 00’ 01”	22.00	Microscopium
2020 Aug 02	20h 30m 12s	-45° 05’ 14”	22.00	Indus
2020 Aug 03	20h 28m 24s	-45° 10’ 04”	22.00	Telescopium
2020 Aug 04	20h 26m 39s	-45° 14’ 26”	23.00	Telescopium
2020 Aug 05	20h 24m 55s	-45° 18’ 26”	23.00	Telescopium
2020 Aug 06	20h 23m 12s	-45° 22’ 02”	23.00	Telescopium
2020 Aug 07	20h 21m 29s	-45° 25’ 14”	23.00	Telescopium
2020 Aug 08	20h 19m 50s	-45° 28’ 04”	23.00	Telescopium
2020 Aug 09	20h 18m 11s	-45° 30’ 29”	23.00	Telescopium
2020 Aug 10	20h 16m 36s	-45° 32’ 35”	23.00	Telescopium
2020 Aug 11	20h 15m 02s	-45° 34’ 17”	23.00	Telescopium
2020 Aug 12	20h 13m 30s	-45° 35’ 39”	23.00	Telescopium
2020 Aug 13	20h 11m 59s	-45° 36’ 39”	23.00	Telescopium