Asteroid 2013 FT28
Asteroid 2013 FT28 Position
Asteroid 2013 FT28 is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension is 13h 11m 03s and the Declination is -12° 56’ 20”.
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Asteroid 2013 FT28 Distance
The distance of Asteroid 2013 FT28 from Earth is currently 8,444,300,546 kilometers, equivalent to 56.446663 Astronomical Units. Light takes 7 hours, 49 minutes and 27.1547 seconds to travel from Asteroid 2013 FT28 and arrive to us.
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.
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 of Asteroid 2013 FT28 to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 2013 FT28 to Earth happens on Wed Jun 9 2060 at a distance of 42.47117760 Astronomical Units, or 6,353,597,748 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid 2013 FT28 brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 2013 FT28 is 24.22.
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.
Asteroid 2013 FT28 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 2013 FT28 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 2013 FT28 touches the horizon, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
Asteroid 2013 FT28 Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2013 FT28 at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.86008366 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 17.33737190° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 43.46028775 AU 6,501,566,521 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
577.77221282 AU 86,433,492,961 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
310.61625029 AU 46,467,529,741 km |
| Orbital period | period |
5,474.5000 years 1,999,561.1303 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2059-Nov-12 20:20:04 2,473,410.3473 JD |
| Argument of perihelion | peri | 40.538623678791° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 217.77097968559° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 357.33364239809° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.00018004°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 2013 FT28 Orbit
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Asteroid 2013 FT28 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. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 2013 FT28 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Oct 14 | 13h 10m 30s | -12° 53’ 20” | 24.21 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 15 | 13h 10m 35s | -12° 53’ 44” | 24.21 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 16 | 13h 10m 39s | -12° 54’ 10” | 24.21 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 17 | 13h 10m 44s | -12° 54’ 36” | 24.21 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 18 | 13h 10m 49s | -12° 55’ 00” | 24.22 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 19 | 13h 10m 53s | -12° 55’ 26” | 24.22 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 20 | 13h 10m 58s | -12° 55’ 50” | 24.22 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 21 | 13h 11m 03s | -12° 56’ 17” | 24.22 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 22 | 13h 11m 07s | -12° 56’ 42” | 24.22 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 23 | 13h 11m 12s | -12° 57’ 07” | 24.23 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 24 | 13h 11m 16s | -12° 57’ 33” | 24.23 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 25 | 13h 11m 21s | -12° 57’ 59” | 24.23 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 26 | 13h 11m 26s | -12° 58’ 24” | 24.23 | Virgo |
| 2019 Oct 27 | 13h 11m 30s | -12° 58’ 50” | 24.24 | Virgo |