Asteroid 2012 VP113
Asteroid 2012 VP113 Sky Charts and Coordinates
This is a simplified sky chart, showing where Asteroid 2012 VP113 is now with respect to the brightest stars and constellations. More advanced sky charts are available on TheSkyLive for this object: 1) the Online Planetarium which is interactive and allows to select dates and additional objects to visualize; and 2) the Live Position and Data Tracker which provides the highest precision position data and features deep sky imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey.
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Asteroid 2012 VP113 Rise and Set Times
Today's Asteroid 2012 VP113 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. All times are relative to the local timezone Europe/London.
Asteroid 2012 VP113 Orbit Diagram
This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 2012 VP113 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 2012 VP113 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 VP113 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 | MagnitudeMag | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 May 23 | 23.30 | 03h 32m 53s | +03° 04’ 27” | Taurus |
| 2017 May 24 | 23.30 | 03h 32m 56s | +03° 04’ 39” | Taurus |
| 2017 May 25 | 23.31 | 03h 32m 58s | +03° 04’ 50” | Taurus |
| 2017 May 26 | 23.31 | 03h 33m 02s | +03° 05’ 00” | Taurus |
| 2017 May 27 | 23.31 | 03h 33m 05s | +03° 05’ 12” | Taurus |
| 2017 May 28 | 23.31 | 03h 33m 07s | +03° 05’ 21” | Taurus |
| 2017 May 29 | 23.31 | 03h 33m 11s | +03° 05’ 32” | Taurus |
| 2017 May 30 | 23.31 | 03h 33m 14s | +03° 05’ 43” | Taurus |
| 2017 May 31 | 23.31 | 03h 33m 16s | +03° 05’ 53” | Taurus |
| 2017 Jun 01 | 23.31 | 03h 33m 20s | +03° 06’ 02” | Taurus |
| 2017 Jun 02 | 23.31 | 03h 33m 23s | +03° 06’ 11” | Taurus |
| 2017 Jun 03 | 23.32 | 03h 33m 25s | +03° 06’ 20” | Taurus |
| 2017 Jun 04 | 23.32 | 03h 33m 29s | +03° 06’ 29” | Taurus |
| 2017 Jun 05 | 23.32 | 03h 33m 32s | +03° 06’ 38” | Taurus |
Distance of Asteroid 2012 VP113 from Earth
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2012 VP113 from Earth as a function of time. Distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with a 2 days interval. The reported distances might be inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 2012 VP113 is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Light Curve of Asteroid 2012 VP113
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 Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2012 VP113 at epoch 30 July 2016 00:00 UTC (JD: 2457600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.68808518 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 24.06036481° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 80.46307741 AU 12,037,105,075 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
435.46674262 AU 65,144,897,588 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
257.96491002 AU 38,591,001,331 km |
| Orbital period | period |
4,143.3300 years 1,513,349.9917 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 1978-Aug-06 22:09:45 2,443,727.4234 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 6122-Jan-03 21:57 3,957,077.4151 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 293.63252112024° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 90.787337089832° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 3.3001669062419° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.00023788°/day |
| Closest approach to Earth* | 2013-Nov-10 | |
| Distance of closest approach* | 82.06337731 AU 12,276,506,533 km |
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* NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed for the time interval between 2013-Jan-01 and 2030-Jan-01, with a sampling interval of 1 day.