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TimezoneAsia/Hovd
Sunrise: 5:13 
Transit: 13:02 
Sunset: 20:52
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Asteroid 2015 BN509

Above the horizon.  Rise: 2:44 | Tran: 10:16 | Set: 17:46
Alt: 61.44°   Az: 189.35°   Direction: South

Asteroid 2015 BN509 is in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 253,539,082.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 04h 40m 38s and the Declination is +19° 27’ 49” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of asteroid 2015 BN509 is 23.58.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of asteroid 2015 BN509 in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of asteroid 2015 BN509 in the constellation of Taurus on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of asteroid 2015 BN509 in the constellation of Taurus on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of asteroid 2015 BN509 against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

2015 BN509
RA: 04h 39m 08s
Dec: +19° 24’ 53”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of asteroid 2015 BN509. Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 40m 38s
+19° 27’ 49”
00h 18m 54s
04h 59m 33s

J2000

04h 39m 08s
+19° 24’ 53”

Additional Information

Taurus
23.58

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of asteroid 2015 BN509 from Rashaant, Mongolia (all times relative to the local timezone Asia/Hovd):

Azimuth: 70.5°
Max altitude: 61.7°
Azimuth: 289.5°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of asteroid 2015 BN509 from Earth is currently 253,539,082.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.6948040825 Astronomical Units. Light takes 14m 5.715s to travel from asteroid 2015 BN509 and arrive to us.

253,539,082.0
1.6948040825
14m 5.715s

The following graph shows the distance of asteroid 2015 BN509 from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of asteroid 2015 BN509 from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

The value of the distance of 2015 BN509 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the live position tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 2000 and December 31, 2099, the closest approach of asteroid 2015 BN509 to Earth happened on Saturday 10 February 2018 at a distance of 0.033030 Astronomical Units, or 4,941,279 kilometers:

Saturday 10 February 2018
4,941,279
0.033030

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

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of asteroid 2015 BN509, i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of asteroid 2015 BN509 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of asteroid 2015 BN509 at epoch October, 16 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.56846526
Orbit inclination i 4.15385003°
Perihelion distance q 0.43446769 AU
64,995,441 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.57912539 AU
236,233,797 km
Semi-major axis a 1.00679654 AU
150,614,619 km
Orbital period period 1.0102 years
368.9869 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp April 29, 2024
2,460,430.1508 JD
Next perihelion transit May 3, 2025
2,460,799.1377 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 143.19736540176°
Longitude of the ascending node node 120.08389383391°
Mean anomaly M 166.20022419981°
Mean motion n 0.97564428°/day

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of asteroid 2015 BN509 relative to the other major objects in the Solar System. You can access more advanced features using our 3D Solar System Viewer.

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of asteroid 2015 BN509 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
Jul 05 2025 04h 21m 16s +18° 51’ 38” 23.42 Taurus
Jul 06 2025 04h 24m 02s +18° 57’ 16” 23.44 Taurus
Jul 07 2025 04h 26m 46s +19° 02’ 44” 23.47 Taurus
Jul 08 2025 04h 29m 30s +19° 07’ 59” 23.49 Taurus
Jul 09 2025 04h 32m 12s +19° 13’ 04” 23.51 Taurus
Jul 10 2025 04h 34m 54s +19° 17’ 56” 23.54 Taurus
Jul 11 2025 04h 37m 35s +19° 22’ 38” 23.56 Taurus
Jul 12 2025 04h 40m 14s +19° 27’ 09” 23.58 Taurus
Jul 13 2025 04h 42m 53s +19° 31’ 29” 23.60 Taurus
Jul 14 2025 04h 45m 31s +19° 35’ 38” 23.62 Taurus
Jul 15 2025 04h 48m 09s +19° 39’ 36” 23.64 Taurus
Jul 16 2025 04h 50m 45s +19° 43’ 25” 23.66 Taurus
Jul 17 2025 04h 53m 20s +19° 47’ 02” 23.68 Taurus
Jul 18 2025 04h 55m 54s +19° 50’ 31” 23.70 Taurus

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