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Asteroid 2012 VP113

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:22 | Tran: 9:49 | Set: 16:16
Alt: 7.25°   Az: 270.16°   Direction: West

Asteroid 2012 VP113 is in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 12,797,522,423.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 03h 52m 09s and the Declination is +05° 45’ 45” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of asteroid 2012 VP113 is 23.46.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of asteroid 2012 VP113 in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of asteroid 2012 VP113 in the constellation of Taurus on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of asteroid 2012 VP113 in the constellation of Taurus on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of asteroid 2012 VP113 against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

2012 VP113
RA: 03h 50m 48s
Dec: +05° 41’ 13”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of asteroid 2012 VP113. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 52m 09s
+05° 45’ 45”
05h 42m 23s
09h 34m 33s

J2000

03h 50m 48s
+05° 41’ 13”

Additional Information

Taurus
23.46

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of asteroid 2012 VP113 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 84.2°
Max altitude: 44.3°
Azimuth: 275.8°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of asteroid 2012 VP113 from Earth is currently 12,797,522,423.0 kilometers, equivalent to 85.5461535857 Astronomical Units. Light takes 11h 51m 27.940s to travel from asteroid 2012 VP113 and arrive to us.

12,797,522,423.0
85.5461535857
11h 51m 27.940s

The following graph shows the distance of asteroid 2012 VP113 from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of asteroid 2012 VP113 from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of 2012 VP113 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2099, the closest approach of asteroid 2012 VP113 to Earth happened on Thursday 2 November 2000 at a distance of 80.574783 Astronomical Units, or 12,053,815,990 kilometers:

Thursday 2 November 2000
12,053,815,990
80.574783

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

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of asteroid 2012 VP113, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of asteroid 2012 VP113 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of asteroid 2012 VP113 at epoch October, 16 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.70498133
Orbit inclination i 24.00062898°
Perihelion distance q 80.59578374 AU
12,056,957,659 km
Aphelion distance Q 465.78173531 AU
69,679,955,953 km
Semi-major axis a 273.18875952 AU
40,868,456,806 km
Orbital period period 4,515.4646 years
1,649,273.4436 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp October 25, 1979
2,444,171.7031 JD
Next perihelion transit May 15, 6495
4,093,445.1467 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 294.20458157346°
Longitude of the ascending node node 90.894545022926°
Mean anomaly M 3.58604384932°
Mean motion n 0.00021828°/day

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of asteroid 2012 VP113 relative to the other major objects in the Solar System. You can access more advanced features using our 3D Solar System Viewer.

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. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
Jun 30 2025 03h 51m 52s +05° 45’ 26” 23.45 Taurus
Jul 01 2025 03h 51m 54s +05° 45’ 29” 23.45 Taurus
Jul 02 2025 03h 51m 56s +05° 45’ 32” 23.46 Taurus
Jul 03 2025 03h 51m 59s +05° 45’ 35” 23.46 Taurus
Jul 04 2025 03h 52m 01s +05° 45’ 38” 23.46 Taurus
Jul 05 2025 03h 52m 03s +05° 45’ 40” 23.46 Taurus
Jul 06 2025 03h 52m 06s +05° 45’ 41” 23.46 Taurus
Jul 07 2025 03h 52m 08s +05° 45’ 43” 23.46 Taurus
Jul 08 2025 03h 52m 10s +05° 45’ 45” 23.46 Taurus
Jul 09 2025 03h 52m 12s +05° 45’ 46” 23.46 Taurus
Jul 10 2025 03h 52m 14s +05° 45’ 47” 23.46 Taurus
Jul 11 2025 03h 52m 16s +05° 45’ 48” 23.46 Taurus
Jul 12 2025 03h 52m 18s +05° 45’ 49” 23.46 Taurus
Jul 13 2025 03h 52m 20s +05° 45’ 50” 23.46 Taurus

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