Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2

Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 is a Near Earth Object. If you've heard news about a potential impact of this asteroid with the Earth, please check out Will Asteroid Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 is currently in the constellation of Ophiucus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 is 16h 37m 41s and the Declination is -21° 16’ 24” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 is 28.69 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 in the sky from your location.
• Will Asteroid Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 Impact Earth?

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Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 from Earth is currently 192,390,601 kilometers, equivalent to 1.286052 Astronomical Units. Light takes 10 minutes and 41.7460 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 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.

Closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 to Earth

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 to Earth happens on Sat Sep 29 2029 at a distance of 0.011420 Astronomical Units, or 1,708,479 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 is 28.69.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2, 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 (NEO) 2006 HE2 rise and set times

Today's Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 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 (NEO) 2006 HE2 touches the horizon, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 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!

Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 12	16h 00m 21s	-19° 46’ 14”	28.70	Libra
2020 Oct 13	16h 05m 00s	-19° 59’ 11”	28.70	Scorpius
2020 Oct 14	16h 09m 41s	-20° 11’ 40”	28.70	Scorpius
2020 Oct 15	16h 14m 22s	-20° 23’ 44”	28.70	Scorpius
2020 Oct 16	16h 19m 05s	-20° 35’ 22”	28.70	Scorpius
2020 Oct 17	16h 23m 49s	-20° 46’ 32”	28.69	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 18	16h 28m 35s	-20° 57’ 14”	28.69	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 19	16h 33m 20s	-21° 07’ 27”	28.69	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 20	16h 38m 08s	-21° 17’ 12”	28.69	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 21	16h 42m 56s	-21° 26’ 26”	28.69	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 22	16h 47m 45s	-21° 35’ 11”	28.69	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 23	16h 52m 36s	-21° 43’ 26”	28.69	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 24	16h 57m 28s	-21° 51’ 08”	28.69	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 25	17h 02m 21s	-21° 58’ 21”	28.69	Ophiucus