Asteroid 2013 RF98

Asteroid 2013 RF98 is currently in the constellation of Cetus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 2013 RF98 is 03h 13m 10s and the Declination is +06° 52’ 13” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 2013 RF98 is 24.61 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 2013 RF98 available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 2013 RF98?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid 2013 RF98 from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 2013 RF98 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 2013 RF98?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 2013 RF98 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 2013 RF98 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 2013 RF98 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 2013 RF98 in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 2013 RF98 with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 2013 RF98 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Asteroid 2013 RF98 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2013 RF98 from Earth is currently 5,811,929,776 kilometers, equivalent to 38.850351 Astronomical Units. Light takes 5 hours, 23 minutes and 6.5110 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 35.368950 Astronomical Units, or 5,291,119,630 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

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, considering the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmospheric conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.

Visualization of Asteroid 2013 RF98 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 2013 RF98 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 2013 RF98 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!

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
2021 May 05	03h 12m 19s	+06° 47’ 24”	24.61	Cetus
2021 May 06	03h 12m 25s	+06° 48’ 02”	24.61	Cetus
2021 May 07	03h 12m 32s	+06° 48’ 42”	24.61	Cetus
2021 May 08	03h 12m 38s	+06° 49’ 20”	24.61	Cetus
2021 May 09	03h 12m 46s	+06° 49’ 59”	24.61	Cetus
2021 May 10	03h 12m 52s	+06° 50’ 36”	24.61	Cetus
2021 May 11	03h 13m 00s	+06° 51’ 15”	24.61	Cetus
2021 May 12	03h 13m 06s	+06° 51’ 51”	24.61	Cetus
2021 May 13	03h 13m 13s	+06° 52’ 28”	24.61	Cetus
2021 May 14	03h 13m 19s	+06° 53’ 05”	24.61	Cetus
2021 May 15	03h 13m 27s	+06° 53’ 43”	24.62	Cetus
2021 May 16	03h 13m 33s	+06° 54’ 19”	24.62	Cetus
2021 May 17	03h 13m 41s	+06° 54’ 55”	24.62	Cetus
2021 May 18	03h 13m 46s	+06° 55’ 29”	24.62	Cetus