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Asteroid 2004 VN112

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:15 | Tran: 10:36 | Set: 17:57
Alt: 1.48°   Az: 66.18°   Direction: South-West

Asteroid 2004 VN112 is in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 7,480,873,726.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 03h 47m 47s and the Declination is +15° 45’ 28” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of asteroid 2004 VN112 is 23.53.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of asteroid 2004 VN112 in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of asteroid 2004 VN112 in the constellation of Taurus on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of asteroid 2004 VN112 in the constellation of Taurus 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 2004 VN112 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.

2004 VN112
RA: 03h 46m 21s
Dec: +15° 40’ 48”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of asteroid 2004 VN112. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 47m 47s
+15° 45’ 28”
16h 47m 23s
20h 35m 11s

J2000

03h 46m 21s
+15° 40’ 48”

Additional Information

Taurus
23.53

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of asteroid 2004 VN112 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 74.2°
Max altitude: 54.3°
Azimuth: 285.8°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of asteroid 2004 VN112 from Earth is currently 7,480,873,726.0 kilometers, equivalent to 50.0065521721 Astronomical Units. Light takes 6h 55m 53.509s to travel from asteroid 2004 VN112 and arrive to us.

7,480,873,726.0
50.0065521721
6h 55m 53.509s

The following graph shows the distance of asteroid 2004 VN112 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 2004 VN112 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 2004 VN112 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 2004 VN112 to Earth happened on Wednesday 28 October 2009 at a distance of 46.360095 Astronomical Units, or 6,935,371,496 kilometers:

Wednesday 28 October 2009
6,935,371,496
46.360095

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 2004 VN112, 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 2004 VN112 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of asteroid 2004 VN112 at epoch October, 16 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 October 19, 2009
2,455,123.5726 JD
Next perihelion transit March 13, 8663
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

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of asteroid 2004 VN112 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 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
Jun 17 2025 03h 47m 13s +15° 43’ 15” 23.52 Taurus
Jun 18 2025 03h 47m 18s +15° 43’ 34” 23.53 Taurus
Jun 19 2025 03h 47m 23s +15° 43’ 54” 23.53 Taurus
Jun 20 2025 03h 47m 28s +15° 44’ 13” 23.53 Taurus
Jun 21 2025 03h 47m 33s +15° 44’ 32” 23.53 Taurus
Jun 22 2025 03h 47m 38s +15° 44’ 50” 23.53 Taurus
Jun 23 2025 03h 47m 42s +15° 45’ 08” 23.53 Taurus
Jun 24 2025 03h 47m 47s +15° 45’ 26” 23.53 Taurus
Jun 25 2025 03h 47m 52s +15° 45’ 45” 23.54 Taurus
Jun 26 2025 03h 47m 56s +15° 46’ 02” 23.54 Taurus
Jun 27 2025 03h 48m 01s +15° 46’ 20” 23.54 Taurus
Jun 28 2025 03h 48m 05s +15° 46’ 38” 23.54 Taurus
Jun 29 2025 03h 48m 10s +15° 46’ 54” 23.54 Taurus
Jun 30 2025 03h 48m 14s +15° 47’ 11” 23.54 Taurus

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