Asteroid 2012 VP113
Asteroid 2012 VP113 Position
Asteroid 2012 VP113 is currently in the constellation of Taurus. The current Right Ascension is 03h 36m 20s and the Declination is +03° 47’ 39”.
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Asteroid 2012 VP113 Distance
The distance of Asteroid 2012 VP113 from Earth is currently 12,664,344,844 kilometers, equivalent to 84.655916 Astronomical Units. Light takes 11 hours, 44 minutes and 3.7073 seconds to travel from Asteroid 2012 VP113 and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2012 VP113 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 VP113 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Asteroid 2012 VP113 to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 2012 VP113 to Earth happens on Sun Nov 10 2013 at a distance of 82.06298226 Astronomical Units, or 12,276,447,433 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid 2012 VP113 brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 2012 VP113 is 23.36.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 2012 VP113, 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 VP113 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 VP113 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 VP113 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.
Asteroid 2012 VP113 Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2012 VP113 at epoch 30 May 2020 00:00 UTC (JD: 2459000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.69253805 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 24.10820800° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 80.39881918 AU 12,027,492,181 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
442.58504355 AU 66,209,780,251 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
261.49193137 AU 39,118,636,216 km |
| Orbital period | period |
4,228.5900 years 1,544,492.7215 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 1978-Jun-07 18:06:42 2,443,667.2547 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 6207-Feb-10 11:25 3,988,159.9761 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 293.57018963867° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 90.682939902091° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 3.5739684915652° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.00023309°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 2012 VP113 Orbit
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Asteroid 2012 VP113 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 2012 VP113 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 2012 VP113 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Mar 21 | 03h 36m 06s | +03° 45’ 28” | 23.36 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 22 | 03h 36m 07s | +03° 45’ 46” | 23.36 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 23 | 03h 36m 10s | +03° 46’ 04” | 23.36 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 24 | 03h 36m 11s | +03° 46’ 22” | 23.36 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 25 | 03h 36m 14s | +03° 46’ 38” | 23.36 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 26 | 03h 36m 15s | +03° 46’ 57” | 23.36 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 27 | 03h 36m 18s | +03° 47’ 15” | 23.36 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 28 | 03h 36m 20s | +03° 47’ 32” | 23.36 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 29 | 03h 36m 21s | +03° 47’ 50” | 23.36 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 30 | 03h 36m 24s | +03° 48’ 09” | 23.36 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 31 | 03h 36m 25s | +03° 48’ 25” | 23.36 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 01 | 03h 36m 28s | +03° 48’ 43” | 23.36 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 02 | 03h 36m 30s | +03° 49’ 01” | 23.36 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 03 | 03h 36m 33s | +03° 49’ 19” | 23.35 | Taurus |