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Asteroid 2004 VN112

Below the horizon.  Rise: 10:30 | Tran: 17:47 | Set: 1:07
Alt: -23.38°   Az: 354.50°   Direction: North

Asteroid 2004 VN112 is in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 7,350,714,095.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 03h 38m 52s and the Declination is +14° 59’ 01” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid 2004 VN112 is 23.54 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid 2004 VN112 in Taurus on February, 17 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid 2004 VN112 in Taurus on February, 17 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 2004 VN112 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

2004 VN112
RA: 03h 37m 28s
Dec: +14° 54’ 09”
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 2004 VN112. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Asteroid 2004 VN112?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 2004 VN112 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 38m 52s
+14° 59’ 01”
11h 39m 06s
15h 17m 58s

J2000

03h 37m 28s
+14° 54’ 09”

Additional Information

Taurus
23.54

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 2004 VN112 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 75.0°
Max altitude: 53.5°
Azimuth: 285.0°
  • 2004 VN112 is below the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2004 VN112 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2004 VN112 from Earth is currently 7,350,714,095.0 kilometers, equivalent to 49.1364887789 Astronomical Units. Light takes 6h 48m 39.343s to travel from Asteroid 2004 VN112 and arrive to us.

7,350,714,095.0
49.1364887789
6h 48m 39.343s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2004 VN112 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 2004 VN112 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 2004 VN112 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 2004 VN112 to Earth happens on Wed Oct 28 2009 at a distance of 46.360095 Astronomical Units, or 6,935,371,496 kilometers:

Wed Oct 28 2009
6,935,371,496
46.360095

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 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.

Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid 2004 VN112 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2004 VN112 at epoch 16 October 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.86614323
Orbit inclination i 25.49005907°
Perihelion distance q 47.35050499 AU
7,083,534,737 km
Aphelion distance Q 660.12966714 AU
98,753,992,788 km
Semi-major axis a 353.74008606 AU
52,918,763,762 km
Orbital period period 6,653.2619 years
2,430,103.9009 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2009-Oct-19 01:44:28
2,455,123.5726 JD
Next perihelion transit 8663-Mar-13 23:21
4,885,227.4735 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 327.17217060083°
Longitude of the ascending node node 66.043536160153°
Mean anomaly M 0.81136196667382°
Mean motion n 0.00014814°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid 2004 VN112
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 2004 VN112 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 Feb 10 03h 38m 48s +14° 57’ 22” 23.53 Taurus
2025 Feb 11 03h 38m 48s +14° 57’ 35” 23.54 Taurus
2025 Feb 12 03h 38m 49s +14° 57’ 48” 23.54 Taurus
2025 Feb 13 03h 38m 49s +14° 58’ 01” 23.54 Taurus
2025 Feb 14 03h 38m 50s +14° 58’ 15” 23.54 Taurus
2025 Feb 15 03h 38m 50s +14° 58’ 29” 23.54 Taurus
2025 Feb 16 03h 38m 51s +14° 58’ 43” 23.54 Taurus
2025 Feb 17 03h 38m 52s +14° 58’ 58” 23.54 Taurus
2025 Feb 18 03h 38m 53s +14° 59’ 11” 23.54 Taurus
2025 Feb 19 03h 38m 53s +14° 59’ 26” 23.54 Taurus
2025 Feb 20 03h 38m 55s +14° 59’ 42” 23.54 Taurus
2025 Feb 21 03h 38m 56s +14° 59’ 57” 23.54 Taurus
2025 Feb 22 03h 38m 57s +15° 00’ 13” 23.54 Taurus
2025 Feb 23 03h 38m 58s +15° 00’ 29” 23.54 Taurus

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