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Asteroid 2007 FT3

Altitude: 29.7°   Azimuth: 214.3°   Direction: South-West

Asteroid 2007 FT3 is currently in the constellation of Cetus, at a distance of 241,265,560 kilometers from Earth.

Finder chart of 2007 FT3 in Cetus on April,25 2024
Map showing Asteroid 2007 FT3 in Cetus on April, 25 2024. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 2007 FT3 is 00h 48m 19s and the Declination is -03° 22’ 20” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt). The current magnitude of Asteroid 2007 FT3 is 22.05 (JPL).

00h 48m 19s
-03° 22’ 20”
Cetus
22.05

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 2007 FT3 from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 93.6°
Max altitude: 35.1°
Azimuth: 266.7°
  • 2007 FT3 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.
  • Right now it is placed in the South-West direction at an altitude of 30° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2007 FT3 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Additional Resources

Asteroid 2007 FT3 Position and Finder Charts

Finder chart of 2007 FT3
Map showing Asteroid 2007 FT3 in Cetus on April, 25 2024
Field of view: 10x6 degrees
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Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 2007 FT3 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

2007 FT3
RA: 00h 48m 19s
Dec: -03° 22’ 20”
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 2007 FT3
Field of view: 60x40 arcmins
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Also check out Where is Asteroid 2007 FT3?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 2007 FT3 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid 2007 FT3 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2007 FT3 from Earth is currently 241,265,560 kilometers, equivalent to 1.612761 Astronomical Units. Light takes 13 minutes and 24.7753 seconds to travel from Asteroid 2007 FT3 and arrive to us.

241,265,560
1.612761
13 minutes and 24.7753 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2007 FT3 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 2007 FT3 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 2007 FT3 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach of Asteroid 2007 FT3 to Earth

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 2007 FT3 to Earth happens on Tue Apr 1 2031 at a distance of 0.105227 Astronomical Units, or 15,741,796 kilometers:

Tue Apr 1 2031
15,741,796
0.105227

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Asteroid 2007 FT3 Brightness and Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 2007 FT3, 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 2007 FT3 as a function of time

Asteroid 2007 FT3 Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2007 FT3 at epoch 20 March 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 2007-Jun-04 13:54:50
2,454,256.0798 JD
Next perihelion transit 2008-Aug-16 03:54
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

Visualization of Asteroid 2007 FT3 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 2007 FT3 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 2007 FT3 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!

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid 2007 FT3
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Asteroid 2007 FT3 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. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 2007 FT3 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2024 Apr 18 00h 22m 44s -08° 17’ 35” 21.97 Cetus
2024 Apr 19 00h 26m 13s -07° 37’ 55” 21.98 Cetus
2024 Apr 20 00h 29m 41s -06° 58’ 22” 21.99 Cetus
2024 Apr 21 00h 33m 07s -06° 18’ 55” 22.00 Cetus
2024 Apr 22 00h 36m 33s -05° 39’ 34” 22.01 Cetus
2024 Apr 23 00h 39m 55s -05° 00’ 23” 22.02 Cetus
2024 Apr 24 00h 43m 17s -04° 21’ 20” 22.03 Cetus
2024 Apr 25 00h 46m 36s -03° 42’ 24” 22.04 Cetus
2024 Apr 26 00h 49m 54s -03° 03’ 41” 22.05 Cetus
2024 Apr 27 00h 53m 12s -02° 25’ 06” 22.06 Cetus
2024 Apr 28 00h 56m 27s -01° 46’ 42” 22.07 Cetus
2024 Apr 29 00h 59m 43s -01° 08’ 30” 22.08 Cetus
2024 Apr 30 01h 02m 57s -00° 30’ 29” 22.09 Cetus
2024 May 01 01h 06m 09s +00° 07’ 17” 22.11 Cetus