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public  Coolum Beach, Australia Coolum Beach, Australia  ⓘ
TimezoneAustralia/Brisbane
Sunrise: 6:27 
Transit: 11:45 
Sunset: 17:02
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Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52

Below the horizon.  Rise: 2:36 | Tran: 8:27 | Set: 14:19
Alt: -41.36°   Az: 110.19°   Direction: East-South-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 Pisces, at a distance of 153,154,482.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 01h 09m 27s and the Declination is +03° 37’ 49” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 is 30.34.

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 in Pisces on May, 29 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 in Pisces on May, 29 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

01h 09m 27s
+03° 37’ 49”
14h 59m 37s
16h 09m 04s

J2000

01h 08m 09s
+03° 29’ 43”

Additional Information

Pisces
30.34

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 from Coolum Beach, Australia (all times relative to the local timezone Australia/Brisbane):

Azimuth: 86.3°
Max altitude: 59.7°
Azimuth: 273.5°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 from Earth is currently 153,154,482.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.0237744781 Astronomical Units. Light takes 8m 30.868s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 and arrive to us.

153,154,482.0
1.0237744781
8m 30.868s

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
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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 May 22 00h 37m 31s +00° 23’ 40” 30.32 Cetus
2025 May 23 00h 41m 46s +00° 49’ 33” 30.32 Cetus
2025 May 24 00h 46m 00s +01° 15’ 25” 30.32 Cetus
2025 May 25 00h 50m 14s +01° 41’ 13” 30.33 Cetus
2025 May 26 00h 54m 28s +02° 06’ 56” 30.33 Cetus
2025 May 27 00h 58m 41s +02° 32’ 35” 30.33 Cetus
2025 May 28 01h 02m 54s +02° 58’ 09” 30.33 Pisces
2025 May 29 01h 07m 07s +03° 23’ 36” 30.33 Pisces
2025 May 30 01h 11m 18s +03° 48’ 56” 30.34 Pisces
2025 May 31 01h 15m 30s +04° 14’ 10” 30.34 Pisces
2025 Jun 01 01h 19m 41s +04° 39’ 16” 30.34 Pisces
2025 Jun 02 01h 23m 51s +05° 04’ 15” 30.34 Pisces
2025 Jun 03 01h 28m 01s +05° 29’ 04” 30.35 Pisces
2025 Jun 04 01h 32m 11s +05° 53’ 45” 30.35 Pisces

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