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Asteroid 1998 OR2

Above the horizon.  Rise: 1:31 | Tran: 8:15 | Set: 14:58
Alt: 46.00°   Az: 199.81°   Direction: South-South-West

Asteroid 1998 OR2 is in the constellation of Pisces, at a distance of 582,094,274.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 01h 41m 51s and the Declination is +08° 57’ 43” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of asteroid 1998 OR2 is 22.65.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of asteroid 1998 OR2 in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of asteroid 1998 OR2 in the constellation of Pisces on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of asteroid 1998 OR2 in the constellation of Pisces on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of asteroid 1998 OR2 against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

1998 OR2
RA: 01h 40m 30s
Dec: +08° 50’ 01”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of asteroid 1998 OR2. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 41m 51s
+08° 57’ 43”
00h 55m 08s
02h 36m 59s

J2000

01h 40m 30s
+08° 50’ 01”

Additional Information

Pisces
22.65

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of asteroid 1998 OR2 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.1°
Max altitude: 47.5°
Azimuth: 279.0°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of asteroid 1998 OR2 from Earth is currently 582,094,274.0 kilometers, equivalent to 3.8910598879 Astronomical Units. Light takes 32m 21.657s to travel from asteroid 1998 OR2 and arrive to us.

582,094,274.0
3.8910598879
32m 21.657s

The following graph shows the distance of asteroid 1998 OR2 from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of asteroid 1998 OR2 from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of 1998 OR2 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 2013 and December 30, 2100, the closest approach of asteroid 1998 OR2 to Earth will happen on Monday 17 April 2079 at a distance of 0.012028 Astronomical Units, or 1,799,340 kilometers:

Monday 17 April 2079
1,799,340
0.012028

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

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of asteroid 1998 OR2, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of asteroid 1998 OR2 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of asteroid 1998 OR2 at epoch February, 24 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.57540175
Orbit inclination i 5.87820372°
Perihelion distance q 1.01074111 AU
151,204,719 km
Aphelion distance Q 3.75018813 AU
561,020,160 km
Semi-major axis a 2.38046462 AU
356,112,439 km
Orbital period period 3.6728 years
1,341.5011 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp December 19, 2023
2,460,298.0192 JD
Next perihelion transit August 22, 2027
2,461,639.5203 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 174.5804742614°
Longitude of the ascending node node 26.941546107138°
Mean anomaly M 280.1589026554°
Mean motion n 0.26835610°/day

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of asteroid 1998 OR2 relative to the other major objects in the Solar System. You can access more advanced features using our 3D Solar System Viewer.

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of asteroid 1998 OR2 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
Jun 21 2025 01h 37m 04s +08° 28’ 50” 22.68 Pisces
Jun 22 2025 01h 37m 45s +08° 32’ 58” 22.67 Pisces
Jun 23 2025 01h 38m 25s +08° 37’ 02” 22.67 Pisces
Jun 24 2025 01h 39m 05s +08° 41’ 02” 22.67 Pisces
Jun 25 2025 01h 39m 44s +08° 45’ 00” 22.66 Pisces
Jun 26 2025 01h 40m 22s +08° 48’ 52” 22.66 Pisces
Jun 27 2025 01h 41m 00s +08° 52’ 42” 22.66 Pisces
Jun 28 2025 01h 41m 38s +08° 56’ 27” 22.65 Pisces
Jun 29 2025 01h 42m 14s +09° 00’ 07” 22.65 Pisces
Jun 30 2025 01h 42m 50s +09° 03’ 45” 22.64 Pisces
Jul 01 2025 01h 43m 26s +09° 07’ 18” 22.64 Pisces
Jul 02 2025 01h 44m 01s +09° 10’ 48” 22.64 Pisces
Jul 03 2025 01h 44m 35s +09° 14’ 13” 22.63 Pisces
Jul 04 2025 01h 45m 08s +09° 17’ 35” 22.63 Pisces

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