Asteroid 1999 KW4
Asteroid 1999 KW4 Position
Asteroid 1999 KW4 is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension is 13h 39m 33s and the Declination is -19° 17’ 16”.
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Asteroid 1999 KW4 Distance
The distance of Asteroid 1999 KW4 from Earth is currently 236,528,275 kilometers, equivalent to 1.581094 Astronomical Units. Light takes 13 minutes and 8.9734 seconds to travel from Asteroid 1999 KW4 and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 1999 KW4 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 1999 WK4 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Asteroid 1999 KW4 to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 1999 KW4 to Earth happens on Mon May 26 2036 at a distance of 0.01636313 Astronomical Units, or 2,447,889 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid 1999 KW4 brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 1999 KW4 is 17.26.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 1999 KW4, 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 1999 KW4 rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's Asteroid 1999 KW4 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 1999 KW4 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 1999 KW4 Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 1999 KW4 at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.68872023 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 38.88256473° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.19990250 AU 29,904,988 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
1.08448869 AU 162,237,200 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
0.64219560 AU 96,071,094 km |
| Orbital period | period |
0.5100 years 187.9747 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2019-Mar-22 10:46:06 2,458,564.9487 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2019-Sep-26 10:09 2,458,752.9234 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 192.61843184732° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 244.90961474275° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 68.086137239584° |
| Mean motion | n | 1.91515130°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 1999 KW4 Orbit
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Asteroid 1999 KW4 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 1999 KW4 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 1999 KW4 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Oct 14 | 13h 02m 03s | -16° 49’ 10” | 16.77 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 15 | 13h 07m 36s | -17° 14’ 53” | 16.85 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 16 | 13h 13m 01s | -17° 38’ 41” | 16.92 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 17 | 13h 18m 21s | -18° 00’ 48” | 16.99 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 18 | 13h 23m 35s | -18° 21’ 20” | 17.06 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 19 | 13h 28m 45s | -18° 40’ 23” | 17.12 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 20 | 13h 33m 47s | -18° 58’ 08” | 17.19 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 21 | 13h 38m 44s | -19° 14’ 38” | 17.25 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 22 | 13h 43m 36s | -19° 29’ 58” | 17.30 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 23 | 13h 48m 24s | -19° 44’ 15” | 17.36 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 24 | 13h 53m 08s | -19° 57’ 32” | 17.41 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 25 | 13h 57m 46s | -20° 09’ 53” | 17.46 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 26 | 14h 02m 20s | -20° 21’ 23” | 17.50 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 27 | 14h 06m 48s | -20° 32’ 03” | 17.55 | Virgo |