Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2
Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 Position
Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 is currently in the constellation of Taurus. The current Right Ascension is 04h 27m 22s and the Declination is +20° 39’ 14”.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 Distance
The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 from Earth is currently 203,925,568 kilometers, equivalent to 1.363158 Astronomical Units. Light takes 11 minutes and 20.2225 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
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 to Earth happens on Sun Sep 30 2029 at a distance of 0.01142009 Astronomical Units, or 1,708,421 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 is 29.34.
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
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
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.
Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2006 HE2 at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.15666817 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 1.18154341° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.89774184 AU 134,300,268 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
1.23129399 AU 184,198,959 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
1.06451791 AU 159,249,614 km |
| Orbital period | period |
1.1000 years 401.1695 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2019-Sep-06 10:32:44 2,458,732.9394 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2020-Oct-11 14:36 2,459,134.1089 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 90.791705795252° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 200.31500815276° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 241.15201821962° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.89737633°/day |
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!
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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 Mar 21 | 04h 03m 33s | +19° 37’ 42” | 29.30 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 22 | 04h 06m 47s | +19° 46’ 46” | 29.31 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 23 | 04h 10m 00s | +19° 55’ 36” | 29.31 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 24 | 04h 13m 13s | +20° 04’ 14” | 29.32 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 25 | 04h 16m 27s | +20° 12’ 37” | 29.32 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 26 | 04h 19m 40s | +20° 20’ 45” | 29.33 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 27 | 04h 22m 54s | +20° 28’ 41” | 29.34 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 28 | 04h 26m 08s | +20° 36’ 21” | 29.34 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 29 | 04h 29m 21s | +20° 43’ 49” | 29.35 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 30 | 04h 32m 35s | +20° 51’ 01” | 29.35 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 31 | 04h 35m 51s | +20° 58’ 00” | 29.35 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 01 | 04h 39m 05s | +21° 04’ 42” | 29.36 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 02 | 04h 42m 20s | +21° 11’ 12” | 29.36 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 03 | 04h 45m 34s | +21° 17’ 27” | 29.37 | Taurus |