Asteroid 2015 BN509
Asteroid 2015 BN509 Position
Asteroid 2015 BN509 is currently in the constellation of Pisces. The current Right Ascension is 23h 34m 59s and the Declination is +02° 04’ 24”.
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Asteroid 2015 BN509 Distance
The distance of Asteroid 2015 BN509 from Earth is currently 74,736,818 kilometers, equivalent to 0.499585 Astronomical Units. Light takes 4 minutes and 9.2952 seconds to travel from Asteroid 2015 BN509 and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2015 BN509 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 2015 BN509 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Asteroid 2015 BN509 to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 2015 BN509 to Earth happens on Sat Feb 10 2018 at a distance of 0.03303041 Astronomical Units, or 4,941,279 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid 2015 BN509 brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 2015 BN509 is 26.06.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 2015 BN509, 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 2015 BN509 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 2015 BN509 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 2015 BN509 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.
Asteroid 2015 BN509 Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2015 BN509 at epoch 30 May 2020 00:00 UTC (JD: 2459000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.56846891 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 4.15399234° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.43433512 AU 64,975,609 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
1.57866061 AU 236,164,266 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
1.00649786 AU 150,569,937 km |
| Orbital period | period |
1.0100 years 368.8228 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2020-Apr-15 02:15:51 2,458,954.5944 JD |
| Argument of perihelion | peri | 143.19795022706° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 120.11445915229° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 44.807520697613° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.97607859°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 2015 BN509 Orbit
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Asteroid 2015 BN509 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. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 2015 BN509 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Mar 22 | 23h 46m 11s | +05° 06’ 10” | 34.00 | Pisces |
| 2020 Mar 23 | 23h 44m 03s | +04° 38’ 38” | 33.00 | Pisces |
| 2020 Mar 24 | 23h 42m 06s | +04° 12’ 21” | 31.00 | Pisces |
| 2020 Mar 25 | 23h 40m 20s | +03° 47’ 22” | 30.00 | Pisces |
| 2020 Mar 26 | 23h 38m 49s | +03° 23’ 44” | 29.00 | Pisces |
| 2020 Mar 27 | 23h 37m 31s | +03° 01’ 27” | 28.00 | Pisces |
| 2020 Mar 28 | 23h 36m 25s | +02° 40’ 36” | 28.00 | Pisces |
| 2020 Mar 29 | 23h 35m 34s | +02° 21’ 12” | 27.00 | Pisces |
| 2020 Mar 30 | 23h 34m 56s | +02° 03’ 20” | 26.00 | Pisces |
| 2020 Mar 31 | 23h 34m 32s | +01° 46’ 59” | 26.00 | Pisces |
| 2020 Apr 01 | 23h 34m 23s | +01° 32’ 15” | 25.00 | Pisces |
| 2020 Apr 02 | 23h 34m 27s | +01° 19’ 08” | 25.00 | Pisces |
| 2020 Apr 03 | 23h 34m 46s | +01° 07’ 40” | 25.00 | Pisces |
| 2020 Apr 04 | 23h 35m 21s | +00° 57’ 54” | 24.00 | Pisces |