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public  San José de Ocoa, República Dominicana San José de Ocoa, Repúbli...  ⓘ
TimezoneAmerica/Santo_Domingo
Sunrise: 6:10 
Transit: 12:46 
Sunset: 19:21
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Asteroid 2002 NT7

Below the horizon.  Rise: 1:21 | Tran: 7:07 | Set: 12:52
Alt: -27.95°   Az: 91.53°   Direction: East

Asteroid 2002 NT7 is in the constellation of Cetus, at a distance of 155,038,838.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 01h 02m 46s and the Declination is -09° 52’ 02” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of asteroid 2002 NT7 is 19.16.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of asteroid 2002 NT7 in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of asteroid 2002 NT7 in the constellation of Cetus on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of asteroid 2002 NT7 in the constellation of Cetus 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 2002 NT7 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.

2002 NT7
RA: 01h 01m 30s
Dec: -10° 00’ 14”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of asteroid 2002 NT7. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 02m 46s
-09° 52’ 02”
16h 14m 43s
17h 17m 30s

J2000

01h 01m 30s
-10° 00’ 14”

Additional Information

Cetus
19.16

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of asteroid 2002 NT7 from San José de Ocoa, República Dominicana (all times relative to the local timezone America/Santo_Domingo):

Azimuth: 99.9°
Max altitude: 61.5°
Azimuth: 260.0°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of asteroid 2002 NT7 from Earth is currently 155,038,838.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.0363706199 Astronomical Units. Light takes 8m 37.154s to travel from asteroid 2002 NT7 and arrive to us.

155,038,838.0
1.0363706199
8m 37.154s

The following graph shows the distance of asteroid 2002 NT7 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 2002 NT7 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 2002 NT7 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, 2000 and December 31, 2099, the closest approach of asteroid 2002 NT7 to Earth will happen on Thursday 15 January 2099 at a distance of 0.373917 Astronomical Units, or 55,937,223 kilometers:

Thursday 15 January 2099
55,937,223
0.373917

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 2002 NT7, 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 2002 NT7 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of asteroid 2002 NT7 at epoch October, 16 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.52839292
Orbit inclination i 42.35578813°
Perihelion distance q 0.81844961 AU
122,438,320 km
Aphelion distance Q 2.65244662 AU
396,800,367 km
Semi-major axis a 1.73544812 AU
259,619,343 km
Orbital period period 2.2863 years
835.0565 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp October 7, 2025
2,460,956.2998 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 300.70842158185°
Longitude of the ascending node node 132.00214126294°
Mean anomaly M 206.61165654504°
Mean motion n 0.43110854°/day

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of asteroid 2002 NT7 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 2002 NT7 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 23 2025 00h 36m 43s -08° 13’ 36” 19.39 Cetus
Jun 24 2025 00h 40m 11s -08° 25’ 56” 19.35 Cetus
Jun 25 2025 00h 43m 41s -08° 38’ 45” 19.32 Cetus
Jun 26 2025 00h 47m 16s -08° 52’ 00” 19.29 Cetus
Jun 27 2025 00h 50m 54s -09° 05’ 45” 19.26 Cetus
Jun 28 2025 00h 54m 37s -09° 19’ 58” 19.23 Cetus
Jun 29 2025 00h 58m 24s -09° 34’ 41” 19.19 Cetus
Jun 30 2025 01h 02m 14s -09° 49’ 52” 19.16 Cetus
Jul 01 2025 01h 06m 09s -10° 05’ 33” 19.13 Cetus
Jul 02 2025 01h 10m 09s -10° 21’ 44” 19.10 Cetus
Jul 03 2025 01h 14m 11s -10° 38’ 25” 19.07 Cetus
Jul 04 2025 01h 18m 20s -10° 55’ 35” 19.04 Cetus
Jul 05 2025 01h 22m 33s -11° 13’ 14” 19.00 Cetus
Jul 06 2025 01h 26m 51s -11° 31’ 21” 18.97 Cetus

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