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TimezoneEurope/Athens
Sunrise: 6:09 
Transit: 13:38 
Sunset: 21:06
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Asteroid 2007 FT3

Above the horizon.  Rise: 4:20 | Tran: 10:22 | Set: 16:25
Alt: 32.91°   Az: 121.42°   Direction: East-South-East

Asteroid 2007 FT3 is in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 123,600,938.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 03h 34m 46s and the Declination is +01° 01’ 35” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of asteroid 2007 FT3 is 21.82.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of asteroid 2007 FT3 in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of asteroid 2007 FT3 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 2007 FT3 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 2007 FT3 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.

2007 FT3
RA: 03h 33m 27s
Dec: +00° 56’ 31”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of asteroid 2007 FT3. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 34m 46s
+01° 01’ 35”
20h 56m 54s
00h 31m 41s

J2000

03h 33m 27s
+00° 56’ 31”

Additional Information

Taurus
21.82

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of asteroid 2007 FT3 from Galatiní, Greece (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/Athens):

Azimuth: 89.1°
Max altitude: 50.8°
Azimuth: 271.3°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of asteroid 2007 FT3 from Earth is currently 123,600,938.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.8262212385 Astronomical Units. Light takes 6m 52.288s to travel from asteroid 2007 FT3 and arrive to us.

123,600,938.0
0.8262212385
6m 52.288s

The following graph shows the distance of asteroid 2007 FT3 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 2007 FT3 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 2007 FT3 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 2007 FT3 to Earth will happen on Tuesday 1 April 2031 at a distance of 0.105227 Astronomical Units, or 15,741,796 kilometers:

Tuesday 1 April 2031
15,741,796
0.105227

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 2007 FT3, 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 2007 FT3 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of asteroid 2007 FT3 at epoch March, 20 2007 00:00 UTC (JD: 2454180.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.30784441
Orbit inclination i 26.87171920°
Perihelion distance q 0.78193877 AU
116,976,375 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.47749185 AU
221,029,635 km
Semi-major axis a 1.12971531 AU
169,003,005 km
Orbital period period 1.2008 years
438.5832 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp June 4, 2007
2,454,256.0798 JD
Next perihelion transit August 16, 2008
2,454,694.6629 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 277.18346197434°
Longitude of the ascending node node 9.8941399210206°
Mean anomaly M 297.96224958272°
Mean motion n 0.82082496°/day

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of asteroid 2007 FT3 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 2007 FT3 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 26 2025 03h 22m 21s -03° 56’ 41” 21.78 Eridanus
Jun 27 2025 03h 24m 01s -03° 14’ 49” 21.79 Eridanus
Jun 28 2025 03h 25m 41s -02° 33’ 04” 21.79 Eridanus
Jun 29 2025 03h 27m 23s -01° 51’ 24” 21.80 Eridanus
Jun 30 2025 03h 29m 07s -01° 09’ 50” 21.80 Taurus
Jul 01 2025 03h 30m 52s -00° 28’ 22” 21.81 Taurus
Jul 02 2025 03h 32m 38s +00° 12’ 57” 21.82 Taurus
Jul 03 2025 03h 34m 27s +00° 54’ 10” 21.82 Taurus
Jul 04 2025 03h 36m 16s +01° 35’ 15” 21.83 Taurus
Jul 05 2025 03h 38m 07s +02° 16’ 11” 21.84 Taurus
Jul 06 2025 03h 40m 00s +02° 56’ 58” 21.85 Taurus
Jul 07 2025 03h 41m 54s +03° 37’ 36” 21.85 Taurus
Jul 08 2025 03h 43m 49s +04° 18’ 05” 21.86 Taurus
Jul 09 2025 03h 45m 46s +04° 58’ 23” 21.87 Taurus

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