Asteroid 2002 NT7
Asteroid 2002 NT7 Position
Asteroid 2002 NT7 is currently in the constellation of Ophiucus. The current Right Ascension is 18h 12m 04s and the Declination is +03° 45’ 07”.
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Asteroid 2002 NT7 Distance
The distance of Asteroid 2002 NT7 from Earth is currently 502,114,739 kilometers, equivalent to 3.356430 Astronomical Units. Light takes 27 minutes and 54.8745 seconds to travel from Asteroid 2002 NT7 and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2002 NT7 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 NT7 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Asteroid 2002 NT7 to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 2002 NT7 to Earth happens on Thu Jan 15 2099 at a distance of 0.37391617 Astronomical Units, or 55,937,064 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid 2002 NT7 brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 2002 NT7 is 22.02.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 2002 NT7, 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 NT7 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 NT7 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 NT7 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.
Asteroid 2002 NT7 Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2002 NT7 at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.52883464 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 42.33871336° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.81758891 AU 122,309,560 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
2.65290777 AU 396,869,355 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
1.73524834 AU 259,589,457 km |
| Orbital period | period |
2.2900 years 834.9123 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2018-Nov-28 18:22:48 2,458,451.2658 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2021-Mar-12 16:16 2,459,286.1782 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 300.6727220256° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 132.05499189917° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 64.347230411503° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.43118299°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 2002 NT7 Orbit
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Asteroid 2002 NT7 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. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 2002 NT7 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Jan 15 | 18h 01m 28s | +03° 44’ 05” | 22.01 | Ophiucus |
| 2020 Jan 16 | 18h 02m 58s | +03° 43’ 54” | 22.01 | Ophiucus |
| 2020 Jan 17 | 18h 04m 28s | +03° 43’ 49” | 22.01 | Ophiucus |
| 2020 Jan 18 | 18h 05m 57s | +03° 43’ 50” | 22.01 | Ophiucus |
| 2020 Jan 19 | 18h 07m 27s | +03° 43’ 59” | 22.02 | Ophiucus |
| 2020 Jan 20 | 18h 08m 57s | +03° 44’ 13” | 22.02 | Ophiucus |
| 2020 Jan 21 | 18h 10m 26s | +03° 44’ 35” | 22.02 | Ophiucus |
| 2020 Jan 22 | 18h 11m 53s | +03° 45’ 03” | 22.02 | Ophiucus |
| 2020 Jan 23 | 18h 13m 23s | +03° 45’ 38” | 22.02 | Ophiucus |
| 2020 Jan 24 | 18h 14m 50s | +03° 46’ 19” | 22.02 | Ophiucus |
| 2020 Jan 25 | 18h 16m 18s | +03° 47’ 08” | 22.02 | Ophiucus |
| 2020 Jan 26 | 18h 17m 45s | +03° 48’ 02” | 22.02 | Ophiucus |
| 2020 Jan 27 | 18h 19m 13s | +03° 49’ 02” | 22.02 | Ophiucus |
| 2020 Jan 28 | 18h 20m 39s | +03° 50’ 09” | 22.02 | Ophiucus |