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Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:23 | Tran: 7:37 | Set: 11:49
Alt: -23.55°   Az: 92.20°   Direction: East
Please note: this information pertains to a Near-Earth Object (NEO). During close approaches, our current computational model is not able to provide an accurate position, due to the high speeds of these objects. We plan to refine our algorithms to improve accuracy in the future. JPL Horizons can compute precise positions in these situations.

Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 is in the constellation of Ophiuchus, at a distance of 160,753,570.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 16h 50m 35s and the Declination is -19° 32’ 52” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 is 30.66 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 in Ophiuchus on February, 08 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 in Ophiuchus on February, 08 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

Also check out Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 50m 35s
-19° 32’ 52”
17h 05m 40s
09h 56m 15s

J2000

16h 49m 06s
-19° 30’ 21”

Additional Information

Ophiuchus
30.66

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 109.6°
Max altitude: 18.9°
Azimuth: 250.4°
  • 2009 WR52 is below the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2009 WR52 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 from Earth is currently 160,753,570.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.0745712439 Astronomical Units. Light takes 8m 56.216s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 and arrive to us.

160,753,570.0
1.0745712439
8m 56.216s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 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 (NEO) 2009 WR52 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.

Closest Approach

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 to Earth happens on Sat May 20 2028 at a distance of 0.005066 Astronomical Units, or 757,825 kilometers:

Sat May 20 2028
757,825
0.005066

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52, 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 (NEO) 2009 WR52 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 at epoch 30 March 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460400.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.15497917
Orbit inclination i 4.23671061°
Perihelion distance q 0.87344241 AU
130,665,126 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.19382595 AU
178,593,820 km
Semi-major axis a 1.03363418 AU
154,629,473 km
Orbital period period 1.0509 years
383.8387 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-May-24 13:01:24
2,460,455.0426 JD
Next perihelion transit 2025-Jun-12 09:09
2,460,838.8813 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 269.95438729786°
Longitude of the ascending node node 61.002439436394°
Mean anomaly M 308.84477939186°
Mean motion n 0.93789405°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 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 01 16h 22m 48s -18° 21’ 52” 30.72 Scorpius
2025 Feb 02 16h 26m 41s -18° 32’ 46” 30.71 Ophiuchus
2025 Feb 03 16h 30m 36s -18° 43’ 25” 30.70 Ophiuchus
2025 Feb 04 16h 34m 31s -18° 53’ 48” 30.70 Ophiuchus
2025 Feb 05 16h 38m 28s -19° 03’ 55” 30.69 Ophiuchus
2025 Feb 06 16h 42m 26s -19° 13’ 46” 30.68 Ophiuchus
2025 Feb 07 16h 46m 26s -19° 23’ 19” 30.67 Ophiuchus
2025 Feb 08 16h 50m 27s -19° 32’ 36” 30.66 Ophiuchus
2025 Feb 09 16h 54m 30s -19° 41’ 35” 30.65 Ophiuchus
2025 Feb 10 16h 58m 34s -19° 50’ 15” 30.65 Ophiuchus
2025 Feb 11 17h 02m 39s -19° 58’ 37” 30.64 Ophiuchus
2025 Feb 12 17h 06m 45s -20° 06’ 40” 30.63 Ophiuchus
2025 Feb 13 17h 10m 53s -20° 14’ 25” 30.62 Ophiuchus
2025 Feb 14 17h 15m 02s -20° 21’ 50” 30.61 Ophiuchus

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