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Asteroid 2013 FT28

Above the horizon.  Rise: 9:54 | Tran: 14:43 | Set: 19:33
Alt: 19.95°   Az: 148.20°   Direction: South-South-East

Asteroid 2013 FT28 is in the constellation of Virgo, at a distance of 8,064,716,636.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 13h 31m 48s and the Declination is -13° 19’ 40” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid 2013 FT28 is 24.59 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder chart of 2013 FT28 in Virgo on September,17 2024
Map showing Asteroid 2013 FT28 in Virgo on September, 17 2024. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 31m 48s
-13° 19’ 40”
21h 57m 35s
11h 29m 24s

J2000

13h 30m 29s
-13° 12’ 03”

Additional Information

Virgo
24.59

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 2013 FT28 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 103.3°
Max altitude: 25.2°
Azimuth: 256.7°
  • 2013 FT28 is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the South-South-East direction at an altitude of 19.95° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2013 FT28 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Finder Charts

Finder chart of 2013 FT28
Sky map showing Asteroid 2013 FT28 in Virgo on September, 17 2024. Field of view: 10x6 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 2013 FT28 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

2013 FT28
RA: 13h 30m 29s
Dec: -13° 12’ 03”
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 2013 FT28. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Asteroid 2013 FT28?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 2013 FT28 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2013 FT28 from Earth is currently 8,064,716,636.0 kilometers, equivalent to 53.9093009697 Astronomical Units. Light takes 7h 28m 20.999s to travel from Asteroid 2013 FT28 and arrive to us.

8,064,716,636.0
53.9093009697
7h 28m 20.999s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2013 FT28 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.

Chart of the distance of Asteroid 2013 FT28 from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

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 2013 FT28 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 2013 FT28 to Earth happens on Wed Jun 9 2060 at a distance of 42.502938 Astronomical Units, or 6,358,349,110 kilometers:

Wed Jun 9 2060
6,358,349,110
42.502938

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

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 2013 FT28, 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.

Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid 2013 FT28 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2013 FT28 at epoch 24 February 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.84678062
Orbit inclination i 17.42073698°
Perihelion distance q 43.39417896 AU
6,491,676,786 km
Aphelion distance Q 523.03782191 AU
78,245,344,611 km
Semi-major axis a 283.21600044 AU
42,368,510,698 km
Orbital period period 4,766.3385 years
1,740,905.1297 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2060-Apr-08 10:43:56
2,473,557.9472 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 41.057908632096°
Longitude of the ascending node node 217.69208854594°
Mean anomaly M 357.19646929594°
Mean motion n 0.00020679°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid 2013 FT28
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 2013 FT28 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
2024 Sep 10 13h 31m 16s -13° 17’ 20” 24.60 Virgo
2024 Sep 11 13h 31m 20s -13° 17’ 38” 24.60 Virgo
2024 Sep 12 13h 31m 24s -13° 17’ 56” 24.60 Virgo
2024 Sep 13 13h 31m 29s -13° 18’ 14” 24.60 Virgo
2024 Sep 14 13h 31m 34s -13° 18’ 32” 24.60 Virgo
2024 Sep 15 13h 31m 38s -13° 18’ 51” 24.59 Virgo
2024 Sep 16 13h 31m 43s -13° 19’ 10” 24.59 Virgo
2024 Sep 17 13h 31m 47s -13° 19’ 30” 24.59 Virgo
2024 Sep 18 13h 31m 51s -13° 19’ 50” 24.59 Virgo
2024 Sep 19 13h 31m 56s -13° 20’ 10” 24.59 Virgo
2024 Sep 20 13h 32m 00s -13° 20’ 30” 24.59 Virgo
2024 Sep 21 13h 32m 05s -13° 20’ 51” 24.58 Virgo
2024 Sep 22 13h 32m 09s -13° 21’ 12” 24.58 Virgo
2024 Sep 23 13h 32m 14s -13° 21’ 33” 24.58 Virgo

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