Asteroid 2007 FT3
Asteroid 2007 FT3 is currently in the constellation of Cetus, at a distance of 241,265,560 kilometers from Earth.
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Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 2007 FT3 from Greenwich, United Kingdom (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
- 2007 FT3 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom .
- 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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Asteroid 2007 FT3 Position and Finder Charts
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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.
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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.
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.
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:
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.
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 |
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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 |
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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!
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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 |
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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 |