Asteroid 2010 RF12
Asteroid 2010 RF12 Position
Asteroid 2010 RF12 is currently in the constellation of Capricornus. The current Right Ascension is 20h 52m 02s and the Declination is -16° 50’ 07”.
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Asteroid 2010 RF12 Distance
The distance of Asteroid 2010 RF12 from Earth is currently 219,397,562 kilometers, equivalent to 1.466582 Astronomical Units. Light takes 12 minutes and 11.8315 seconds to travel from Asteroid 2010 RF12 and arrive to us.
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.
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 January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 2010 RF12 to Earth happens on Tue Sep 6 2095 at a distance of 0.00020125 Astronomical Units, or 30,106 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid 2010 RF12 brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 2010 RF12 is 31.36.
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.
Asteroid 2010 RF12 rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's Asteroid 2010 RF12 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 2010 RF12 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.
Asteroid 2010 RF12 Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2010 RF12 at epoch 30 May 2020 00:00 UTC (JD: 2459000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.18822343 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 0.88284115° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.86091370 AU 128,790,857 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
1.26014701 AU 188,515,311 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
1.06053036 AU 158,653,084 km |
| Orbital period | period |
1.0900 years 398.9175 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2020-Sep-16 16:37:41 2,459,109.1928 JD |
| Argument of perihelion | peri | 267.60046637963° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 163.83059969133° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 261.91098397529° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.90244224°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 2010 RF12 Orbit
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Mar 21 | 20h 28m 15s | -18° 20’ 17” | 31.39 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Mar 22 | 20h 31m 31s | -18° 08’ 43” | 31.39 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Mar 23 | 20h 34m 45s | -17° 56’ 53” | 31.38 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Mar 24 | 20h 37m 59s | -17° 44’ 52” | 31.38 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Mar 25 | 20h 41m 13s | -17° 32’ 36” | 31.37 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Mar 26 | 20h 44m 29s | -17° 20’ 08” | 31.37 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Mar 27 | 20h 47m 43s | -17° 07’ 26” | 31.36 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Mar 28 | 20h 50m 57s | -16° 54’ 32” | 31.36 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Mar 29 | 20h 54m 11s | -16° 41’ 24” | 31.35 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Mar 30 | 20h 57m 24s | -16° 28’ 04” | 31.35 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Mar 31 | 21h 00m 38s | -16° 14’ 30” | 31.34 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Apr 01 | 21h 03m 51s | -16° 00’ 44” | 31.33 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Apr 02 | 21h 07m 05s | -15° 46’ 46” | 31.33 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Apr 03 | 21h 10m 18s | -15° 32’ 35” | 31.32 | Capricornus |