Asteroid 2012 TC4
Asteroid 2012 TC4 Position
Asteroid 2012 TC4 is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension is 18h 57m 59s and the Declination is -24° 15’ 00”.
Simplified sky chart showing where Asteroid 2012 TC4 is right now in the sky with respect to the brightest stars and constellations (see fuillscreen Online Planetarium)
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Asteroid 2012 TC4 Distance
The distance of Asteroid 2012 TC4 from Earth is currently 69,273,100 kilometers, equivalent to 0.463062 Astronomical Units. Light takes 3 minutes and 51.0702 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 0.00100917 Astronomical Units, or 150,969 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 27.04.
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
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
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, 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 2012 TC4 Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2012 TC4 at epoch 30 September 2017 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458027.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.33607838 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 0.85717234° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.93353169 AU 139,654,353 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
1.87864270 AU 281,040,948 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
1.40608719 AU 210,347,650 km |
| Orbital period | period |
1.6700 years 608.9993 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2017-Nov-16 00:45:42 2,458,073.5317 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2019-Jul-18 00:44 2,458,682.5311 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 222.58388030278° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 198.23273433597° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 332.78908664834° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.59113367°/day |
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!
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Aug 12 | 19h 11m 17s | -23° 58’ 57” | 26.92 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Aug 13 | 19h 09m 26s | -24° 01’ 36” | 26.94 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Aug 14 | 19h 07m 39s | -24° 04’ 05” | 26.95 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Aug 15 | 19h 05m 53s | -24° 06’ 21” | 26.96 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Aug 16 | 19h 04m 09s | -24° 08’ 29” | 26.98 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Aug 17 | 19h 02m 30s | -24° 10’ 23” | 26.99 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Aug 18 | 19h 00m 54s | -24° 12’ 09” | 27.01 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Aug 19 | 18h 59m 20s | -24° 13’ 44” | 27.02 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Aug 20 | 18h 57m 51s | -24° 15’ 09” | 27.04 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Aug 21 | 18h 56m 25s | -24° 16’ 23” | 27.05 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Aug 22 | 18h 55m 01s | -24° 17’ 30” | 27.07 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Aug 23 | 18h 53m 43s | -24° 18’ 25” | 27.08 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Aug 24 | 18h 52m 28s | -24° 19’ 14” | 27.10 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Aug 25 | 18h 51m 18s | -24° 19’ 53” | 27.11 | Sagittarius |