Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20

Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 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) 2012 PB20 Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 is 18h 40m 48s and the Declination is -20° 03’ 59” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 is 27.33 (JPL).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 in the sky from your location.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 from Earth is currently 267,748,657 kilometers, equivalent to 1.789789 Astronomical Units. Light takes 14 minutes and 53.1134 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 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) 2012 PB20 to Earth

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 to Earth happens on Sun Feb 9 2025 at a distance of 0.009597 Astronomical Units, or 1,435,710 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 is 27.33.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20, 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) 2012 PB20 rise and set times

Today's Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 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) 2012 PB20 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) 2012 PB20 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 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) 2012 PB20 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Jan 18	18h 10m 00s	-20° 16’ 15”	27.30	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 19	18h 14m 17s	-20° 15’ 46”	27.30	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 20	18h 18m 34s	-20° 14’ 52”	27.31	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 21	18h 22m 51s	-20° 13’ 35”	27.31	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 22	18h 27m 07s	-20° 11’ 53”	27.31	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 23	18h 31m 23s	-20° 09’ 51”	27.32	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 24	18h 35m 38s	-20° 07’ 24”	27.32	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 25	18h 39m 51s	-20° 04’ 36”	27.33	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 26	18h 44m 05s	-20° 01’ 24”	27.33	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 27	18h 48m 19s	-19° 57’ 51”	27.33	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 28	18h 52m 32s	-19° 53’ 56”	27.34	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 29	18h 56m 43s	-19° 49’ 39”	27.34	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 30	19h 00m 55s	-19° 45’ 00”	27.35	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 31	19h 05m 04s	-19° 40’ 00”	27.35	Sagittarius