Asteroid 2004 VN112
Asteroid 2004 VN112 Position
Asteroid 2004 VN112 is currently in the constellation of Aries. The current Right Ascension is 03h 21m 24s and the Declination is +10° 27’ 17”.
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Asteroid 2004 VN112 Distance
The distance of Asteroid 2004 VN112 from Earth is currently 7,112,776,606 kilometers, equivalent to 47.545975 Astronomical Units. Light takes 6 hours, 35 minutes and 25.6689 seconds to travel from Asteroid 2004 VN112 and arrive to us.
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.
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 of Asteroid 2004 VN112 to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 2004 VN112 to Earth happens on Sun Nov 3 2013 at a distance of 46.48191970 Astronomical Units, or 6,953,596,228 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid 2004 VN112 brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 2004 VN112 is 23.45.
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.
Asteroid 2004 VN112 rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's Asteroid 2004 VN112 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change] are the following (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
The rise and set times are defined as the time at which the upper limb of Asteroid 2004 VN112 touches the horizon, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
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 |
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| 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 |
Visualization of Asteroid 2004 VN112 Orbit
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Asteroid 2004 VN112 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. 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 Sep 08 | 03h 21m 34s | +10° 28’ 21” | 23.46 | Aries |
| 2019 Sep 09 | 03h 21m 33s | +10° 28’ 13” | 23.46 | Aries |
| 2019 Sep 10 | 03h 21m 33s | +10° 28’ 05” | 23.46 | Aries |
| 2019 Sep 11 | 03h 21m 32s | +10° 27’ 57” | 23.46 | Aries |
| 2019 Sep 12 | 03h 21m 29s | +10° 27’ 48” | 23.46 | Aries |
| 2019 Sep 13 | 03h 21m 29s | +10° 27’ 41” | 23.46 | Aries |
| 2019 Sep 14 | 03h 21m 26s | +10° 27’ 32” | 23.45 | Aries |
| 2019 Sep 15 | 03h 21m 25s | +10° 27’ 23” | 23.45 | Aries |
| 2019 Sep 16 | 03h 21m 24s | +10° 27’ 14” | 23.45 | Aries |
| 2019 Sep 17 | 03h 21m 21s | +10° 27’ 05” | 23.45 | Aries |
| 2019 Sep 18 | 03h 21m 20s | +10° 26’ 56” | 23.45 | Aries |
| 2019 Sep 19 | 03h 21m 18s | +10° 26’ 45” | 23.45 | Aries |
| 2019 Sep 20 | 03h 21m 15s | +10° 26’ 35” | 23.44 | Aries |
| 2019 Sep 21 | 03h 21m 14s | +10° 26’ 26” | 23.44 | Aries |