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Asteroid 2002 NT7

Above the horizon.  Rise: 2:34 | Tran: 8:09 | Set: 13:44
Alt: 33.25°   Az: 169.35°   Direction: South

Asteroid 2002 NT7 is in the constellation of Aquarius, at a distance of 257,231,135.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 23h 02m 10s and the Declination is -04° 45’ 29” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid 2002 NT7 is 20.38 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid 2002 NT7 in Aquarius on May, 20 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid 2002 NT7 in Aquarius on May, 20 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 2002 NT7 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

2002 NT7
RA: 23h 00m 51s
Dec: -04° 53’ 41”
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 2002 NT7. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 02m 10s
-04° 45’ 29”
23h 24m 19s
22h 26m 29s

J2000

23h 00m 51s
-04° 53’ 41”

Additional Information

Aquarius
20.38

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 2002 NT7 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.8°
Max altitude: 33.8°
Azimuth: 265.2°
  • 2002 NT7 is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the South direction at an altitude of 33.25° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2002 NT7 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2002 NT7 from Earth is currently 257,231,135.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.7194839325 Astronomical Units. Light takes 14m 18.031s to travel from Asteroid 2002 NT7 and arrive to us.

257,231,135.0
1.7194839325
14m 18.031s

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.

Chart of the distance of Asteroid 2002 NT7 from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

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

Between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2099, the closest approach of Asteroid 2002 NT7 to Earth happens on Thu Jan 15 2099 at a distance of 0.373917 Astronomical Units, or 55,937,223 kilometers:

Thu Jan 15 2099
55,937,223
0.373917

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

Light Curve

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.

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 16 October 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 2025-Oct-07 19:11:45
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
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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
2025 May 13 22h 46m 18s -04° 38’ 34” 20.54 Aquarius
2025 May 14 22h 48m 26s -04° 39’ 03” 20.52 Aquarius
2025 May 15 22h 50m 35s -04° 39’ 40” 20.49 Aquarius
2025 May 16 22h 52m 45s -04° 40’ 27” 20.47 Aquarius
2025 May 17 22h 54m 55s -04° 41’ 22” 20.45 Aquarius
2025 May 18 22h 57m 07s -04° 42’ 26” 20.43 Aquarius
2025 May 19 22h 59m 20s -04° 43’ 40” 20.40 Aquarius
2025 May 20 23h 01m 33s -04° 45’ 04” 20.38 Aquarius
2025 May 21 23h 03m 48s -04° 46’ 39” 20.36 Aquarius
2025 May 22 23h 06m 04s -04° 48’ 23” 20.33 Aquarius
2025 May 23 23h 08m 21s -04° 50’ 19” 20.31 Aquarius
2025 May 24 23h 10m 39s -04° 52’ 27” 20.28 Aquarius
2025 May 25 23h 12m 58s -04° 54’ 46” 20.26 Aquarius
2025 May 26 23h 15m 19s -04° 57’ 18” 20.23 Aquarius

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