Asteroid 2012 TC4

Asteroid 2012 TC4 is currently in the constellation of Capricornus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 2012 TC4 is 21h 47m 22s and the Declination is -13° 09’ 05” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 2012 TC4 is 28.37 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 2012 TC4 available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 2012 TC4?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid 2012 TC4 from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 2012 TC4 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 2012 TC4?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 2012 TC4 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 2012 TC4 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 2012 TC4 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 2012 TC4 in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 2012 TC4 with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 2012 TC4 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Asteroid 2012 TC4?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 2012 TC4 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid 2012 TC4 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2012 TC4 from Earth is currently 107,972,209 kilometers, equivalent to 0.721750 Astronomical Units. Light takes 6 minutes and 0.1565 seconds to travel from Asteroid 2012 TC4 and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2012 TC4 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 2012 TC4 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid 2012 TC4 to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 2012 TC4 to Earth happens on Thu Oct 12 2017 at a distance of 0.001009 Astronomical Units, or 150,973 kilometers:

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

Asteroid 2012 TC4 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 2012 TC4 is 28.37.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 2012 TC4, 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 2012 TC4 rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 2012 TC4 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 2012 TC4 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 2012 TC4 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 2012 TC4 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 2012 TC4 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 2012 TC4 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 2012 TC4 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 2012 TC4 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Dec 02	21h 19m 08s	-15° 33’ 55”	28.42	Capricornus
2021 Dec 03	21h 22m 54s	-15° 15’ 25”	28.41	Capricornus
2021 Dec 04	21h 26m 43s	-14° 56’ 31”	28.41	Capricornus
2021 Dec 05	21h 30m 32s	-14° 37’ 13”	28.40	Capricornus
2021 Dec 06	21h 34m 23s	-14° 17’ 29”	28.39	Capricornus
2021 Dec 07	21h 38m 16s	-13° 57’ 19”	28.38	Capricornus
2021 Dec 08	21h 42m 11s	-13° 36’ 43”	28.38	Capricornus
2021 Dec 09	21h 46m 05s	-13° 15’ 43”	28.37	Capricornus
2021 Dec 10	21h 50m 03s	-12° 54’ 17”	28.36	Capricornus
2021 Dec 11	21h 54m 02s	-12° 32’ 26”	28.35	Capricornus
2021 Dec 12	21h 58m 01s	-12° 10’ 09”	28.34	Capricornus
2021 Dec 13	22h 02m 03s	-11° 47’ 26”	28.34	Aquarius
2021 Dec 14	22h 06m 06s	-11° 24’ 20”	28.33	Aquarius
2021 Dec 15	22h 10m 12s	-11° 00’ 47”	28.32	Aquarius