Asteroid 2010 RF12
Asteroid 2010 RF12 Position
Asteroid 2010 RF12 is currently in the constellation of Leo. The current Right Ascension is 09h 46m 29s and the Declination is +13° 01’ 13”.
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Asteroid 2010 RF12 Distance
The distance of Asteroid 2010 RF12 from Earth is currently 247,661,371 kilometers, equivalent to 1.655514 Astronomical Units. Light takes 13 minutes and 46.1094 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 0.00004473 Astronomical Units, or 6,691 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 30.30.
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, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere 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 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.18827318 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 0.88290661° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.86082139 AU 128,777,047 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
1.26014189 AU 188,514,544 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
1.06048164 AU 158,645,795 km |
| Orbital period | period |
1.0900 years 398.8900 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2019-Aug-14 18:20:21 2,458,710.2641 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2020-Sep-16 15:41 2,459,109.1541 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 267.58686194784° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 163.83993915335° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 260.93738313125° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.90250443°/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!
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Sep 08 | 09h 14m 54s | +15° 31’ 21” | 30.27 | Cancer |
| 2019 Sep 09 | 09h 19m 09s | +15° 12’ 15” | 30.27 | Cancer |
| 2019 Sep 10 | 09h 23m 24s | +14° 52’ 54” | 30.28 | Leo |
| 2019 Sep 11 | 09h 27m 36s | +14° 33’ 20” | 30.28 | Leo |
| 2019 Sep 12 | 09h 31m 46s | +14° 13’ 31” | 30.28 | Leo |
| 2019 Sep 13 | 09h 35m 57s | +13° 53’ 29” | 30.29 | Leo |
| 2019 Sep 14 | 09h 40m 05s | +13° 33’ 15” | 30.29 | Leo |
| 2019 Sep 15 | 09h 44m 12s | +13° 12’ 47” | 30.30 | Leo |
| 2019 Sep 16 | 09h 48m 16s | +12° 52’ 10” | 30.30 | Leo |
| 2019 Sep 17 | 09h 52m 22s | +12° 31’ 22” | 30.31 | Leo |
| 2019 Sep 18 | 09h 56m 25s | +12° 10’ 23” | 30.31 | Leo |
| 2019 Sep 19 | 10h 00m 25s | +11° 49’ 14” | 30.32 | Leo |
| 2019 Sep 20 | 10h 04m 26s | +11° 27’ 56” | 30.32 | Leo |
| 2019 Sep 21 | 10h 08m 25s | +11° 06’ 30” | 30.33 | Leo |