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TimezoneAmerica/Chicago
Sunrise: 5:29 
Transit: 12:54 
Sunset: 20:17
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Asteroid 2004 VN112

Above the horizon.  Rise: 5:00 | Tran: 11:52 | Set: 18:44
Alt: 65.80°   Az: 179.91°   Direction: South

Asteroid 2004 VN112 is in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 7,500,369,836.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 03h 46m 05s and the Declination is +15° 38’ 39” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid 2004 VN112 is 23.50.

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid 2004 VN112 in Taurus on June, 03 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid 2004 VN112 in Taurus on June, 03 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 44m 39s
Dec: +15° 33’ 57”
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 2004 VN112. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 46m 05s
+15° 38’ 39”
23h 59m 50s
03h 45m 56s

J2000

03h 44m 39s
+15° 33’ 57”

Additional Information

Taurus
23.50

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 2004 VN112 from Decatur, United States (all times relative to the local timezone America/Chicago):

Azimuth: 74.4°
Max altitude: 65.8°
Azimuth: 285.6°
  • 2004 VN112 is above the horizon from Decatur, United States.
  • Right now it is placed in the South direction at an altitude of 65.80° above the horizon.
  • 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 7,500,369,836.0 kilometers, equivalent to 50.1368756180 Astronomical Units. Light takes 6h 56m 58.541s to travel from Asteroid 2004 VN112 and arrive to us.

7,500,369,836.0
50.1368756180
6h 56m 58.541s

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
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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 May 27 03h 45m 24s +15° 35’ 46” 23.47 Taurus
2025 May 28 03h 45m 29s +15° 36’ 09” 23.48 Taurus
2025 May 29 03h 45m 34s +15° 36’ 32” 23.48 Taurus
2025 May 30 03h 45m 40s +15° 36’ 55” 23.48 Taurus
2025 May 31 03h 45m 45s +15° 37’ 17” 23.49 Taurus
2025 Jun 01 03h 45m 51s +15° 37’ 39” 23.49 Taurus
2025 Jun 02 03h 45m 56s +15° 38’ 01” 23.49 Taurus
2025 Jun 03 03h 46m 01s +15° 38’ 24” 23.49 Taurus
2025 Jun 04 03h 46m 07s +15° 38’ 46” 23.50 Taurus
2025 Jun 05 03h 46m 12s +15° 39’ 07” 23.50 Taurus
2025 Jun 06 03h 46m 17s +15° 39’ 28” 23.50 Taurus
2025 Jun 07 03h 46m 22s +15° 39’ 50” 23.50 Taurus
2025 Jun 08 03h 46m 28s +15° 40’ 11” 23.51 Taurus
2025 Jun 09 03h 46m 33s +15° 40’ 32” 23.51 Taurus

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