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Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -30.43°   Az: 233.67°   Direction: South-West
Please note: this information pertains to a Near-Earth Object (NEO). During close approaches, our current computational model is not able to provide an accurate position, due to the high speeds of these objects. We plan to refine our algorithms to improve accuracy in the future. JPL Horizons can compute precise positions in these situations.

Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 is in the constellation of Centaurus, at a distance of 1,647,040.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 12h 42m 41s and the Declination is -45° 35’ 42” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 is 17.71 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 in Centaurus on February, 07 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 in Centaurus on February, 07 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

Also check out Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 42m 41s
-45° 35’ 42”
05h 32m 19s
18h 15m 00s

J2000

12h 41m 17s
-45° 27’ 27”

Additional Information

Centaurus
17.71

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Today Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 is not visible from Greenwich, UK

  • 2012 PB20 is below the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2012 PB20 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 from Earth is currently 1,647,040.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.0110097824 Astronomical Units. Light takes 5.494s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 and arrive to us.

1,647,040.0
0.0110097824
5.494s

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.

Chart of the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 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.

Closest Approach

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 0.008924 Astronomical Units, or 1,335,070 kilometers:

Sun Feb 9 2025
1,335,070
0.008924

Light Curve

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.

Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 at epoch 30 March 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460400.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.09488328
Orbit inclination i 5.83938788°
Perihelion distance q 0.95414089 AU
142,737,446 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.15418586 AU
172,663,747 km
Semi-major axis a 1.05416337 AU
157,700,596 km
Orbital period period 1.0824 years
395.3305 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-Feb-28 03:09:52
2,460,368.6319 JD
Next perihelion transit 2025-Mar-29 11:05
2,460,763.9623 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 50.082451669251°
Longitude of the ascending node node 142.89229865291°
Mean anomaly M 29.020102663427°
Mean motion n 0.91063049°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20
View Asteroid (NEO) 2012 PB20 in the 3D Solar System Simulator

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. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 Jan 31 09h 26m 01s -39° 55’ 58” 19.01 Vela
2025 Feb 01 09h 36m 15s -40° 53’ 50” 18.83 Vela
2025 Feb 02 09h 49m 01s -41° 57’ 29” 18.65 Vela
2025 Feb 03 10h 05m 16s -43° 06’ 29” 18.45 Vela
2025 Feb 04 10h 26m 21s -44° 18’ 33” 18.26 Vela
2025 Feb 05 10h 54m 17s -45° 26’ 46” 18.06 Vela
2025 Feb 06 11h 31m 36s -46° 14’ 19” 17.88 Centaurus
2025 Feb 07 12h 20m 49s -46° 05’ 32” 17.74 Centaurus
2025 Feb 08 13h 21m 51s -44° 00’ 13” 17.69 Centaurus
2025 Feb 09 14h 28m 44s -38° 55’ 36” 17.81 Centaurus
2025 Feb 10 15h 31m 21s -30° 51’ 32” 18.13 Lupus
2025 Feb 11 16h 22m 45s -21° 22’ 21” 18.64 Scorpius
2025 Feb 12 17h 02m 07s -12° 24’ 36” 19.23 Ophiuchus
2025 Feb 13 17h 31m 41s -04° 59’ 07” 19.80 Ophiuchus

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