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Asteroid 2009 JF1

Below the horizon.  Rise: 7:19 | Tran: 13:27 | Set: 19:34
Alt: -31.71°   Az: 33.19°   Direction: North-North-East

Asteroid 2009 JF1 is in the constellation of Virgo, at a distance of 456,466,074.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 12h 10m 08s and the Declination is +01° 50’ 43” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid 2009 JF1 is 32.12 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder chart of 2009 JF1 in Virgo on September,16 2024
Map showing Asteroid 2009 JF1 in Virgo on September, 16 2024. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 10m 08s
+01° 50’ 43”
13h 51m 05s
02h 01m 14s

J2000

12h 08m 52s
+01° 58’ 58”

Additional Information

Virgo
32.12

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 2009 JF1 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 88.2°
Max altitude: 40.3°
Azimuth: 271.7°

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Finder Charts

Finder chart of 2009 JF1
Sky map showing Asteroid 2009 JF1 in Virgo on September, 16 2024. Field of view: 10x6 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 2009 JF1 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

2009 JF1
RA: 12h 08m 52s
Dec: +01° 58’ 58”
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 2009 JF1. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Asteroid 2009 JF1?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 2009 JF1 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2009 JF1 from Earth is currently 456,466,074.0 kilometers, equivalent to 3.0512872400 Astronomical Units. Light takes 25m 22.607s to travel from Asteroid 2009 JF1 and arrive to us.

456,466,074.0
3.0512872400
25m 22.607s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2009 JF1 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 2009 JF1 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 2009 JF1 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 2009 JF1 to Earth happens on Wed Nov 26 2053 at a distance of 0.067328 Astronomical Units, or 10,072,080 kilometers:

Wed Nov 26 2053
10,072,080
0.067328

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 2009 JF1, 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 2009 JF1 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2009 JF1 at epoch 24 February 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.73843127
Orbit inclination i 6.15506005°
Perihelion distance q 0.49539086 AU
74,109,418 km
Aphelion distance Q 3.29245372 AU
492,544,068 km
Semi-major axis a 1.89392229 AU
283,326,743 km
Orbital period period 2.6065 years
952.0103 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2022-Jul-02 03:29:23
2,459,762.6454 JD
Next perihelion transit 2025-Feb-08 03:44
2,460,714.6557 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 281.4045508725°
Longitude of the ascending node node 45.53386442133°
Mean anomaly M 89.94403755946°
Mean motion n 0.37814716°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid 2009 JF1
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 2009 JF1 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
2024 Sep 09 11h 58m 46s +03° 12’ 31” 32.30 Virgo
2024 Sep 10 12h 00m 20s +03° 01’ 10” 32.28 Virgo
2024 Sep 11 12h 01m 55s +02° 49’ 46” 32.25 Virgo
2024 Sep 12 12h 03m 31s +02° 38’ 19” 32.23 Virgo
2024 Sep 13 12h 05m 07s +02° 26’ 47” 32.20 Virgo
2024 Sep 14 12h 06m 44s +02° 15’ 12” 32.18 Virgo
2024 Sep 15 12h 08m 20s +02° 03’ 34” 32.15 Virgo
2024 Sep 16 12h 09m 58s +01° 51’ 51” 32.12 Virgo
2024 Sep 17 12h 11m 36s +01° 40’ 07” 32.10 Virgo
2024 Sep 18 12h 13m 15s +01° 28’ 17” 32.07 Virgo
2024 Sep 19 12h 14m 55s +01° 16’ 23” 32.04 Virgo
2024 Sep 20 12h 16m 35s +01° 04’ 26” 32.02 Virgo
2024 Sep 21 12h 18m 16s +00° 52’ 25” 31.99 Virgo
2024 Sep 22 12h 19m 57s +00° 40’ 22” 31.96 Virgo

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