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Asteroid 2014 FE72

Below the horizon.  Rise: 9:20 | Tran: 13:43 | Set: 18:06
Alt: -52.61°   Az: 33.65°   Direction: North-North-East

Asteroid 2014 FE72 is in the constellation of Corvus, at a distance of 10,188,960,408.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 12h 34m 54s and the Declination is -17° 52’ 05” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid 2014 FE72 is 24.57 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder chart of 2014 FE72 in Corvus on September,18 2024
Map showing Asteroid 2014 FE72 in Corvus on September, 18 2024. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 34m 54s
-17° 52’ 05”
13h 22m 48s
01h 57m 43s

J2000

12h 33m 37s
-17° 43’ 55”

Additional Information

Corvus
24.57

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 2014 FE72 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 107.9°
Max altitude: 20.6°
Azimuth: 252.1°
  • 2014 FE72 is below the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2014 FE72 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Finder Charts

Finder chart of 2014 FE72
Sky map showing Asteroid 2014 FE72 in Corvus on September, 18 2024. Field of view: 10x6 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 2014 FE72 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

2014 FE72
RA: 12h 33m 37s
Dec: -17° 43’ 55”
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 2014 FE72. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Asteroid 2014 FE72?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 2014 FE72 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2014 FE72 from Earth is currently 10,188,960,408.0 kilometers, equivalent to 68.1089935326 Astronomical Units. Light takes 9h 26m 26.714s to travel from Asteroid 2014 FE72 and arrive to us.

10,188,960,408.0
68.1089935326
9h 26m 26.714s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2014 FE72 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 2014 FE72 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 2014 FE72 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 2014 FE72 to Earth happens on Thu Mar 21 2013 at a distance of 57.916781 Astronomical Units, or 8,664,227,064 kilometers:

Thu Mar 21 2013
8,664,227,064
57.916781

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 2014 FE72, 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 2014 FE72 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2014 FE72 at epoch 24 February 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.97890192
Orbit inclination i 20.68642724°
Perihelion distance q 35.92027831 AU
5,373,597,161 km
Aphelion distance Q 3,369.15475894 AU
504,018,379,007 km
Semi-major axis a 1,702.53751863 AU
254,695,988,084 km
Orbital period period 70,251.1178 years
25,659,220.7849 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 1965-Aug-27 16:08:34
2,439,000.1726 JD
Next perihelion transit 72218-Mar-20 10:58
28,098,220.9575 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 133.4089188378°
Longitude of the ascending node node 336.94795075692°
Mean anomaly M 0.29463551982354°
Mean motion n 0.00001403°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid 2014 FE72
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 2014 FE72 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 11 12h 34m 29s -17° 49’ 45” 24.58 Corvus
2024 Sep 12 12h 34m 33s -17° 50’ 04” 24.58 Corvus
2024 Sep 13 12h 34m 36s -17° 50’ 23” 24.58 Corvus
2024 Sep 14 12h 34m 40s -17° 50’ 42” 24.58 Corvus
2024 Sep 15 12h 34m 43s -17° 51’ 02” 24.57 Corvus
2024 Sep 16 12h 34m 47s -17° 51’ 22” 24.57 Corvus
2024 Sep 17 12h 34m 50s -17° 51’ 42” 24.57 Corvus
2024 Sep 18 12h 34m 54s -17° 52’ 03” 24.57 Corvus
2024 Sep 19 12h 34m 58s -17° 52’ 24” 24.57 Corvus
2024 Sep 20 12h 35m 01s -17° 52’ 45” 24.57 Corvus
2024 Sep 21 12h 35m 05s -17° 53’ 06” 24.57 Corvus
2024 Sep 22 12h 35m 08s -17° 53’ 28” 24.57 Corvus
2024 Sep 23 12h 35m 12s -17° 53’ 50” 24.56 Corvus
2024 Sep 24 12h 35m 16s -17° 54’ 12” 24.56 Corvus

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