Asteroid 2002 AJ129
Asteroid 2002 AJ129 Position
Asteroid 2002 AJ129 is currently in the constellation of Leo. The current Right Ascension is 09h 25m 51s and the Declination is +13° 17’ 19”.
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Asteroid 2002 AJ129 Distance
The distance of Asteroid 2002 AJ129 from Earth is currently 227,619,312 kilometers, equivalent to 1.521541 Astronomical Units. Light takes 12 minutes and 39.2563 seconds to travel from Asteroid 2002 AJ129 and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2002 AJ129 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 2002 AJ129 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Asteroid 2002 AJ129 to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 2002 AJ129 to Earth happens on Thu Feb 6 2087 at a distance of 0.02544841 Astronomical Units, or 3,807,028 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid 2002 AJ129 brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 2002 AJ129 is 19.32.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 2002 AJ129, 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 2002 AJ129 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 2002 AJ129 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 2002 AJ129 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 2002 AJ129 Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2002 AJ129 at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.91488149 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 15.45349226° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.11665084 AU 17,450,718 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
2.62425351 AU 392,582,738 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
1.37045218 AU 205,016,728 km |
| Orbital period | period |
1.6000 years 585.9955 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2019-Aug-07 20:04:50 2,458,703.3367 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2021-Mar-15 19:58 2,459,289.3322 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 211.006385826° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 138.03914027681° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 296.82338577121° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.61433923°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 2002 AJ129 Orbit
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Asteroid 2002 AJ129 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 2002 AJ129 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 2002 AJ129 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Aug 16 | 08h 58m 33s | +14° 38’ 07” | 18.28 | Cancer |
| 2019 Aug 17 | 09h 02m 21s | +14° 27’ 01” | 18.44 | Cancer |
| 2019 Aug 18 | 09h 06m 05s | +14° 16’ 05” | 18.60 | Cancer |
| 2019 Aug 19 | 09h 09m 46s | +14° 05’ 21” | 18.74 | Cancer |
| 2019 Aug 20 | 09h 13m 23s | +13° 54’ 44” | 18.88 | Cancer |
| 2019 Aug 21 | 09h 16m 57s | +13° 44’ 15” | 19.01 | Cancer |
| 2019 Aug 22 | 09h 20m 25s | +13° 33’ 51” | 19.13 | Cancer |
| 2019 Aug 23 | 09h 23m 48s | +13° 23’ 34” | 19.25 | Leo |
| 2019 Aug 24 | 09h 27m 09s | +13° 13’ 23” | 19.36 | Leo |
| 2019 Aug 25 | 09h 30m 24s | +13° 03’ 15” | 19.47 | Leo |
| 2019 Aug 26 | 09h 33m 33s | +12° 53’ 13” | 19.57 | Leo |
| 2019 Aug 27 | 09h 36m 41s | +12° 43’ 17” | 19.67 | Leo |
| 2019 Aug 28 | 09h 39m 42s | +12° 33’ 24” | 19.77 | Leo |
| 2019 Aug 29 | 09h 42m 42s | +12° 23’ 36” | 19.86 | Leo |