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Ephemeris Calculator

Compute Asteroid 2004 VN112 ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 2013 and 31 Dec 2100 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.

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Asteroid 2004 VN112

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Asteroid 2004 VN112 Sky Charts and Coordinates

This is a simplified sky chart, showing where Asteroid 2004 VN112 is now with respect to the brightest stars and constellations.

More advanced sky charts are available on TheSkyLive for this object: 1) the Online Planetarium which is interactive and allows to select dates and additional objects to visualize; and 2) the Live Position and Data Tracker which provides the highest precision position data and features deep sky imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey.

Asteroid 2004 VN112 in Cetus on March, 24 2019
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Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
03h 11m 43s
+09° 42’ 55”
23.48

Asteroid 2004 VN112 Rise and Set Times

Today's Asteroid 2004 VN112 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. All times are relative to the Europe/London timezone.

Azimuth: 80.3°
Max altitude: 48.2°
Azimuth: 279.7°

Asteroid 2004 VN112 Orbit Diagram

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 2004 VN112 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 2004 VN112 and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid 2004 VN112
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Asteroid 2004 VN112 Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 2004 VN112 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 2004 VN112 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2019 Mar 17 03h 11m 15s +09° 39’ 02” 23.49 Cetus
2019 Mar 18 03h 11m 17s +09° 39’ 30” 23.49 Cetus
2019 Mar 19 03h 11m 21s +09° 40’ 00” 23.49 Cetus
2019 Mar 20 03h 11m 25s +09° 40’ 28” 23.49 Cetus
2019 Mar 21 03h 11m 29s +09° 40’ 58” 23.49 Cetus
2019 Mar 22 03h 11m 32s +09° 41’ 27” 23.48 Cetus
2019 Mar 23 03h 11m 36s +09° 41’ 57” 23.48 Cetus
2019 Mar 24 03h 11m 40s +09° 42’ 26” 23.48 Cetus
2019 Mar 25 03h 11m 44s +09° 42’ 56” 23.48 Cetus
2019 Mar 26 03h 11m 48s +09° 43’ 26” 23.48 Cetus
2019 Mar 27 03h 11m 52s +09° 43’ 55” 23.48 Cetus
2019 Mar 28 03h 11m 57s +09° 44’ 26” 23.48 Cetus
2019 Mar 29 03h 12m 01s +09° 44’ 56” 23.48 Cetus
2019 Mar 30 03h 12m 05s +09° 45’ 25” 23.48 Cetus

Distance of Asteroid 2004 VN112 from Earth

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2004 VN112 from Earth as a function of time. Distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with a 2 days interval.

The reported distances might be inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 2004 VN112 is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Distance of Asteroid 2004 VN112 from Earth between January 2013 and December 2100

Light Curve of Asteroid 2004 VN112

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 2004 VN112, 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.

Predicted magnitude of Asteroid 2004 VN112 between January 2013 and December 2100

Asteroid 2004 VN112 Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2004 VN112 at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.85175086
Orbit inclination i 25.59923140°
Perihelion distance q 47.29596185 AU
7,075,375,200 km
Aphelion distance Q 590.76455217 AU
88,377,119,267 km
Semi-major axis a 319.03025701 AU
47,726,247,234 km
Orbital period period 5,698.4400 years
2,081,355.3683 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2009-Jun-22 23:14:47
2,455,005.4686 JD
Next perihelion transit 7708-Jan-13 08:05
4,536,360.8369 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 326.79999934344°
Longitude of the ascending node node 65.976402594699°
Mean anomaly M 0.62181178808933°
Mean motion n 0.00017296°/day
Closest approach to Earth* 2013-Nov-03
Distance of closest approach* 46.48191970 AU
6,953,596,228 km

* NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed for the time interval between 2013-Jan-01 and 2100-Dec-31, with a sampling interval of 1 day.