Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68

Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 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 UX68 Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 is currently in the constellation of Gemini. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 is 06h 32m 36s and the Declination is +18° 30’ 27” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 is 22.15 (JPL).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68?)
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• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 in the sky from your location.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 from Earth is currently 22,237,410 kilometers, equivalent to 0.148648 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 minutes and 14.1760 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 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 UX68 to Earth

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 to Earth happens on Sun May 15 2022 at a distance of 0.007767 Astronomical Units, or 1,161,930 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 is 22.15.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68, 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 UX68 rise and set times

Today's Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 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 UX68 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 UX68 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 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 UX68 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2012 UX68 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 UX68 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 20	05h 42m 21s	+16° 49’ 14”	22.57	Taurus
2020 Oct 21	05h 47m 52s	+17° 01’ 59”	22.51	Taurus
2020 Oct 22	05h 53m 38s	+17° 15’ 01”	22.45	Orion
2020 Oct 23	05h 59m 40s	+17° 28’ 14”	22.40	Orion
2020 Oct 24	06h 06m 02s	+17° 41’ 40”	22.34	Orion
2020 Oct 25	06h 12m 43s	+17° 55’ 12”	22.28	Orion
2020 Oct 26	06h 19m 48s	+18° 08’ 45”	22.23	Orion
2020 Oct 27	06h 27m 14s	+18° 22’ 17”	22.18	Gemini
2020 Oct 28	06h 35m 05s	+18° 35’ 35”	22.13	Gemini
2020 Oct 29	06h 43m 23s	+18° 48’ 33”	22.08	Gemini
2020 Oct 30	06h 52m 10s	+19° 00’ 59”	22.04	Gemini
2020 Oct 31	07h 01m 27s	+19° 12’ 38”	22.00	Gemini
2020 Nov 01	07h 11m 17s	+19° 23’ 17”	21.97	Gemini
2020 Nov 02	07h 21m 38s	+19° 32’ 36”	21.94	Gemini