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Asteroid 2015 BN509

Altitude: -23.8°   Azimuth: 322.9°   Direction: North-West

Asteroid 2015 BN509 is currently in the constellation of Pisces, at a distance of 103,668,067 kilometers from Earth.

Finder chart of 2015 BN509 in Pisces on April,26 2024
Map showing Asteroid 2015 BN509 in Pisces on April, 26 2024. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 2015 BN509 is 00h 54m 54s and the Declination is +08° 00’ 26” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt). The current magnitude of Asteroid 2015 BN509 is 23.15 (JPL).

00h 54m 54s
+08° 00’ 26”
Pisces
23.15

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 2015 BN509 from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 81.8°
Max altitude: 46.6°
Azimuth: 278.0°
  • 2015 BN509 is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2015 BN509 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Additional Resources

Asteroid 2015 BN509 Position and Finder Charts

Finder chart of 2015 BN509
Map showing Asteroid 2015 BN509 in Pisces on April, 26 2024
Field of view: 10x6 degrees
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Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 2015 BN509 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

2015 BN509
RA: 00h 54m 54s
Dec: +08° 00’ 26”
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 2015 BN509
Field of view: 60x40 arcmins
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Also check out Where is Asteroid 2015 BN509?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 2015 BN509 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid 2015 BN509 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2015 BN509 from Earth is currently 103,668,067 kilometers, equivalent to 0.692978 Astronomical Units. Light takes 5 minutes and 45.7994 seconds to travel from Asteroid 2015 BN509 and arrive to us.

103,668,067
0.692978
5 minutes and 45.7994 seconds

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.

Chart of the distance of Asteroid 2015 BN509 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 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 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 2015 BN509 to Earth happens on Sat Feb 10 2018 at a distance of 0.033030 Astronomical Units, or 4,941,279 kilometers:

Sat Feb 10 2018
4,941,279
0.033030

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

Asteroid 2015 BN509 Brightness and Light Curve

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.

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

Asteroid 2015 BN509 Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2015 BN509 at epoch 24 February 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.56834019
Orbit inclination i 4.15317845°
Perihelion distance q 0.43454753 AU
65,007,386 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.57883209 AU
236,189,920 km
Semi-major axis a 1.00668981 AU
150,598,653 km
Orbital period period 1.0101 years
368.9283 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2023-Apr-26 16:36:31
2,460,061.1920 JD
Next perihelion transit 2024-Apr-29 14:53
2,460,430.1203 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 143.17562435014°
Longitude of the ascending node node 120.106256173°
Mean anomaly M 300.77675002981°
Mean motion n 0.97579944°/day

Visualization of Asteroid 2015 BN509 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 2015 BN509 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 2015 BN509 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!

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid 2015 BN509
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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
2024 Apr 19 01h 04m 41s +10° 47’ 30” 28.00 Pisces
2024 Apr 20 01h 02m 08s +10° 18’ 37” 27.00 Pisces
2024 Apr 21 00h 59m 57s +09° 51’ 39” 26.00 Pisces
2024 Apr 22 00h 58m 10s +09° 26’ 50” 26.00 Pisces
2024 Apr 23 00h 56m 45s +09° 04’ 19” 25.00 Pisces
2024 Apr 24 00h 55m 45s +08° 44’ 12” 24.00 Pisces
2024 Apr 25 00h 55m 05s +08° 26’ 34” 24.00 Pisces
2024 Apr 26 00h 54m 50s +08° 11’ 26” 24.00 Pisces
2024 Apr 27 00h 54m 56s +07° 58’ 50” 23.00 Pisces
2024 Apr 28 00h 55m 23s +07° 48’ 43” 23.07 Pisces
2024 Apr 29 00h 56m 11s +07° 41’ 04” 22.84 Pisces
2024 Apr 30 00h 57m 19s +07° 35’ 48” 22.65 Pisces
2024 May 01 00h 58m 44s +07° 32’ 47” 22.49 Pisces
2024 May 02 01h 00m 27s +07° 31’ 54” 22.35 Pisces