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Asteroid 2007 TG422

Above the horizon.  Rise: 12:44 | Tran: 19:50 | Set: 2:59
Alt: 49.69°   Az: 203.53°   Direction: South-South-West

Asteroid 2007 TG422 is in the constellation of Orion, at a distance of 5,995,256,946.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 05h 22m 35s and the Declination is +13° 08’ 06” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid 2007 TG422 is 22.70 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid 2007 TG422 in Orion on February, 12 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid 2007 TG422 in Orion on February, 12 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 2007 TG422 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

2007 TG422
RA: 05h 21m 10s
Dec: +13° 06’ 43”
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 2007 TG422. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Asteroid 2007 TG422?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 2007 TG422 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

05h 22m 35s
+13° 08’ 06”
01h 01m 30s
06h 24m 05s

J2000

05h 21m 10s
+13° 06’ 43”

Additional Information

Orion
22.70

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 2007 TG422 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 76.9°
Max altitude: 51.7°
Azimuth: 283.1°
  • 2007 TG422 is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the South-South-West direction at an altitude of 49.69° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2007 TG422 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2007 TG422 from Earth is currently 5,995,256,946.0 kilometers, equivalent to 40.0758173759 Astronomical Units. Light takes 5h 33m 18.025s to travel from Asteroid 2007 TG422 and arrive to us.

5,995,256,946.0
40.0758173759
5h 33m 18.025s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2007 TG422 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 TG422 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 TG422 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 2000 and 31 December 2099, the closest approach of Asteroid 2007 TG422 to Earth happens on Tue Nov 1 2005 at a distance of 34.614511 Astronomical Units, or 5,178,257,129 kilometers:

Tue Nov 1 2005
5,178,257,129
34.614511

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

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 2007 TG422, 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 TG422 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2007 TG422 at epoch 16 October 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.93889611
Orbit inclination i 18.57476306°
Perihelion distance q 35.59094846 AU
5,324,330,117 km
Aphelion distance Q 1,129.34147117 AU
168,947,079,720 km
Semi-major axis a 582.46620982 AU
87,135,704,918 km
Orbital period period 14,057.7011 years
5,134,575.3427 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2005-Nov-27 15:15:49
2,453,702.1360 JD
Next perihelion transit 16063-Nov-23 23:29
7,588,277.4787 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 285.85191483436°
Longitude of the ascending node node 112.94097267783°
Mean anomaly M 0.48366434987098°
Mean motion n 0.00007011°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid 2007 TG422
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 2007 TG422 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
2025 Feb 05 05h 22m 50s +13° 05’ 57” 22.68 Orion
2025 Feb 06 05h 22m 48s +13° 06’ 13” 22.69 Orion
2025 Feb 07 05h 22m 46s +13° 06’ 28” 22.69 Orion
2025 Feb 08 05h 22m 43s +13° 06’ 44” 22.69 Orion
2025 Feb 09 05h 22m 41s +13° 07’ 01” 22.69 Orion
2025 Feb 10 05h 22m 39s +13° 07’ 18” 22.70 Orion
2025 Feb 11 05h 22m 37s +13° 07’ 35” 22.70 Orion
2025 Feb 12 05h 22m 36s +13° 07’ 52” 22.70 Orion
2025 Feb 13 05h 22m 34s +13° 08’ 09” 22.70 Orion
2025 Feb 14 05h 22m 32s +13° 08’ 26” 22.70 Orion
2025 Feb 15 05h 22m 31s +13° 08’ 43” 22.70 Orion
2025 Feb 16 05h 22m 29s +13° 09’ 01” 22.71 Orion
2025 Feb 17 05h 22m 28s +13° 09’ 19” 22.71 Orion
2025 Feb 18 05h 22m 27s +13° 09’ 37” 22.71 Orion

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