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Asteroid 2010 RF12

Altitude: -14.5°   Azimuth: 8.9°   Direction: North

Asteroid 2010 RF12 is currently in the constellation of Gemini, at a distance of 31,025,968 kilometers from Earth.

Finder chart of 2010 RF12 in Gemini on March,19 2024
Map showing Asteroid 2010 RF12 in Gemini on March, 19 2024. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 2010 RF12 is 06h 31m 01s and the Declination is +23° 32’ 02” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt). The current magnitude of Asteroid 2010 RF12 is 27.57 (JPL).

06h 31m 01s
+23° 32’ 02”
Gemini
27.57

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 2010 RF12 from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 66.5°
Max altitude: 62.1°
Azimuth: 293.5°
  • 2010 RF12 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2010 RF12 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Additional Resources

Asteroid 2010 RF12 Position and Finder Charts

Finder chart of 2010 RF12
Map showing Asteroid 2010 RF12 in Gemini on March, 19 2024
Field of view: 10x6 degrees
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Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 2010 RF12 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

2010 RF12
RA: 06h 31m 01s
Dec: +23° 32’ 02”
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 2010 RF12
Field of view: 60x40 arcmins
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Also check out Where is Asteroid 2010 RF12?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 2010 RF12 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid 2010 RF12 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2010 RF12 from Earth is currently 31,025,968 kilometers, equivalent to 0.207396 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 minutes and 43.4915 seconds to travel from Asteroid 2010 RF12 and arrive to us.

31,025,968
0.207396
1 minutes and 43.4915 seconds

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2010 RF12 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 2010 RF12 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 2010 RF12 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach of Asteroid 2010 RF12 to Earth

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 2010 RF12 to Earth happens on Tue Sep 6 2095 at a distance of 0.000348 Astronomical Units, or 52,029 kilometers:

Tue Sep 6 2095
52,029
0.000348

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Asteroid 2010 RF12 Brightness and Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 2010 RF12, 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 2010 RF12 as a function of time

Asteroid 2010 RF12 Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2010 RF12 at epoch 24 February 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.18819498
Orbit inclination i 0.88248531°
Perihelion distance q 0.86144541 AU
128,870,399 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.26085091 AU
188,620,612 km
Semi-major axis a 1.06114816 AU
158,745,505 km
Orbital period period 1.0931 years
399.2661 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2022-Nov-23 03:06:57
2,459,906.6298 JD
Next perihelion transit 2023-Dec-27 09:30
2,460,305.8960 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 267.39298857612°
Longitude of the ascending node node 163.71146176377°
Mean anomaly M 84.638433828224°
Mean motion n 0.90165426°/day

Visualization of Asteroid 2010 RF12 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 2010 RF12 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 2010 RF12 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!

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid 2010 RF12
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Asteroid 2010 RF12 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 2010 RF12 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 2010 RF12 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2024 Mar 12 05h 36m 51s +23° 05’ 25” 27.55 Taurus
2024 Mar 13 05h 44m 35s +23° 13’ 41” 27.55 Taurus
2024 Mar 14 05h 52m 12s +23° 20’ 25” 27.55 Taurus
2024 Mar 15 05h 59m 44s +23° 25’ 41” 27.55 Taurus
2024 Mar 16 06h 07m 12s +23° 29’ 31” 27.55 Gemini
2024 Mar 17 06h 14m 31s +23° 31’ 59” 27.55 Gemini
2024 Mar 18 06h 21m 46s +23° 33’ 07” 27.56 Gemini
2024 Mar 19 06h 28m 53s +23° 33’ 00” 27.57 Gemini
2024 Mar 20 06h 35m 53s +23° 31’ 38” 27.58 Gemini
2024 Mar 21 06h 42m 46s +23° 29’ 08” 27.59 Gemini
2024 Mar 22 06h 49m 31s +23° 25’ 32” 27.60 Gemini
2024 Mar 23 06h 56m 08s +23° 20’ 54” 27.62 Gemini
2024 Mar 24 07h 02m 39s +23° 15’ 20” 27.63 Gemini
2024 Mar 25 07h 09m 01s +23° 08’ 51” 27.65 Gemini