Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52

Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 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) 2009 WR52 Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 is 12h 55m 56s and the Declination is -03° 38’ 03” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 is 31.11 (JPL).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 in the sky from your location.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 from Earth is currently 307,409,713 kilometers, equivalent to 2.054907 Astronomical Units. Light takes 17 minutes and 5.4084 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 and arrive to us.

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.

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) 2009 WR52 to Earth

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 to Earth happens on Sun May 21 2028 at a distance of 0.012044 Astronomical Units, or 1,801,754 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 is 31.11.

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.

Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 rise and set times

Today's Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 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) 2009 WR52 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) 2009 WR52 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 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) 2009 WR52 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. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2009 WR52 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 20	12h 32m 48s	-01° 05’ 44”	31.11	Virgo
2020 Oct 21	12h 35m 54s	-01° 26’ 14”	31.11	Virgo
2020 Oct 22	12h 39m 01s	-01° 46’ 45”	31.11	Virgo
2020 Oct 23	12h 42m 06s	-02° 07’ 15”	31.11	Virgo
2020 Oct 24	12h 45m 14s	-02° 27’ 46”	31.11	Virgo
2020 Oct 25	12h 48m 20s	-02° 48’ 16”	31.11	Virgo
2020 Oct 26	12h 51m 28s	-03° 08’ 47”	31.11	Virgo
2020 Oct 27	12h 54m 36s	-03° 29’ 16”	31.11	Virgo
2020 Oct 28	12h 57m 43s	-03° 49’ 45”	31.10	Virgo
2020 Oct 29	13h 00m 52s	-04° 10’ 13”	31.10	Virgo
2020 Oct 30	13h 04m 01s	-04° 30’ 39”	31.10	Virgo
2020 Oct 31	13h 07m 11s	-04° 51’ 05”	31.10	Virgo
2020 Nov 01	13h 10m 22s	-05° 11’ 29”	31.10	Virgo
2020 Nov 02	13h 13m 32s	-05° 31’ 50”	31.10	Virgo