Asteroid 1979 XB

Asteroid 1979 XB is currently in the constellation of Cetus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 1979 XB is 01h 16m 11s and the Declination is -04° 20’ 44” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 1979 XB is 21.86 (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.

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Asteroid 1979 XB Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 1979 XB from Earth is currently 232,013,503 kilometers, equivalent to 1.550914 Astronomical Units. Light takes 12 minutes and 53.9137 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 Wed Dec 10 2092 at a distance of 0.062426 Astronomical Units, or 9,338,740 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 21.86.

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

Today's Asteroid 1979 XB rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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
2023 Jan 25	01h 08m 33s	-07° 19’ 49”	21.97	Cetus
2023 Jan 26	01h 09m 24s	-06° 57’ 43”	21.95	Cetus
2023 Jan 27	01h 10m 18s	-06° 35’ 31”	21.94	Cetus
2023 Jan 28	01h 11m 13s	-06° 13’ 10”	21.93	Cetus
2023 Jan 29	01h 12m 11s	-05° 50’ 41”	21.92	Cetus
2023 Jan 30	01h 13m 09s	-05° 28’ 05”	21.90	Cetus
2023 Jan 31	01h 14m 09s	-05° 05’ 18”	21.89	Cetus
2023 Feb 01	01h 15m 11s	-04° 42’ 24”	21.87	Cetus
2023 Feb 02	01h 16m 14s	-04° 19’ 23”	21.86	Cetus
2023 Feb 03	01h 17m 18s	-03° 56’ 11”	21.85	Cetus
2023 Feb 04	01h 18m 25s	-03° 32’ 50”	21.83	Cetus
2023 Feb 05	01h 19m 33s	-03° 09’ 21”	21.81	Cetus
2023 Feb 06	01h 20m 43s	-02° 45’ 43”	21.80	Cetus
2023 Feb 07	01h 21m 54s	-02° 21’ 56”	21.78	Cetus