Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA

Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA is a Near Earth Object. If you've heard news about a potential impact of this asteroid with the Earth, please check out Will Asteroid Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA is 19h 17m 58s and the Declination is -19° 48’ 41” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA is 27.28 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA in the sky from your location.
• Will Asteroid Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA Impact Earth?

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Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA from Earth is currently 303,382,190 kilometers, equivalent to 2.027985 Astronomical Units. Light takes 16 minutes and 51.9741 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA 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) 2007 WA to Earth

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA to Earth happens on Sun May 13 2029 at a distance of 0.011877 Astronomical Units, or 1,776,727 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA is 27.28.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA, 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) 2007 WA rise and set times

Today's Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA 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) 2007 WA 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.

Visualization of Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA Orbit

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

Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2007 WA in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Jan 17	18h 50m 09s	-20° 48’ 57”	27.22	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 18	18h 53m 58s	-20° 41’ 45”	27.23	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 19	18h 57m 46s	-20° 34’ 14”	27.24	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 20	19h 01m 32s	-20° 26’ 26”	27.24	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 21	19h 05m 17s	-20° 18’ 20”	27.25	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 22	19h 09m 02s	-20° 09’ 55”	27.26	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 23	19h 12m 47s	-20° 01’ 14”	27.27	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 24	19h 16m 31s	-19° 52’ 15”	27.28	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 25	19h 20m 12s	-19° 43’ 00”	27.29	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 26	19h 23m 53s	-19° 33’ 28”	27.30	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 27	19h 27m 34s	-19° 23’ 39”	27.30	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 28	19h 31m 14s	-19° 13’ 36”	27.31	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 29	19h 34m 54s	-19° 03’ 15”	27.32	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 30	19h 38m 31s	-18° 52’ 41”	27.33	Sagittarius