Asteroid 2013 RF98
Asteroid 2013 RF98 Position
Asteroid 2013 RF98 is currently in the constellation of Cetus. The current Right Ascension is 03h 08m 22s and the Declination is +04° 25’ 34”.
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Asteroid 2013 RF98 Distance
The distance of Asteroid 2013 RF98 from Earth is currently 5,559,454,076 kilometers, equivalent to 37.162655 Astronomical Units. Light takes 5 hours, 9 minutes and 4.3427 seconds to travel from Asteroid 2013 RF98 and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2013 RF98 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 RF98 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Asteroid 2013 RF98 to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 2013 RF98 to Earth happens on Thu Oct 24 2013 at a distance of 35.36977255 Astronomical Units, or 5,291,242,671 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid 2013 RF98 brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 2013 RF98 is 24.61.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 2013 RF98, 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 RF98 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 RF98 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 RF98 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 RF98 Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2013 RF98 at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.89920590 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 29.58662888° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 36.07175787 AU 5,396,258,181 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
679.67960262 AU 101,678,621,514 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
357.87568025 AU 53,537,439,847 km |
| Orbital period | period |
6,770.2800 years 2,472,843.9261 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2009-Sep-25 13:56:20 2,455,100.0808 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 8780-Feb-25 12:09 4,927,944.0069 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 311.60258271302° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 67.578055451693° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 0.50959581409812° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.00014558°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 2013 RF98 Orbit
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Asteroid 2013 RF98 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 2013 RF98 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 2013 RF98 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Aug 14 | 03h 08m 18s | +04° 26’ 40” | 24.62 | Cetus |
| 2019 Aug 15 | 03h 08m 20s | +04° 26’ 32” | 24.62 | Cetus |
| 2019 Aug 16 | 03h 08m 21s | +04° 26’ 24” | 24.62 | Cetus |
| 2019 Aug 17 | 03h 08m 21s | +04° 26’ 16” | 24.62 | Cetus |
| 2019 Aug 18 | 03h 08m 21s | +04° 26’ 07” | 24.62 | Cetus |
| 2019 Aug 19 | 03h 08m 21s | +04° 25’ 57” | 24.62 | Cetus |
| 2019 Aug 20 | 03h 08m 22s | +04° 25’ 46” | 24.62 | Cetus |
| 2019 Aug 21 | 03h 08m 22s | +04° 25’ 36” | 24.61 | Cetus |
| 2019 Aug 22 | 03h 08m 22s | +04° 25’ 26” | 24.61 | Cetus |
| 2019 Aug 23 | 03h 08m 22s | +04° 25’ 14” | 24.61 | Cetus |
| 2019 Aug 24 | 03h 08m 22s | +04° 25’ 04” | 24.61 | Cetus |
| 2019 Aug 25 | 03h 08m 21s | +04° 24’ 51” | 24.61 | Cetus |
| 2019 Aug 26 | 03h 08m 21s | +04° 24’ 39” | 24.61 | Cetus |
| 2019 Aug 27 | 03h 08m 21s | +04° 24’ 28” | 24.61 | Cetus |