Asteroid 2015 BN509
Asteroid 2015 BN509 Position
Asteroid 2015 BN509 is currently in the constellation of Gemini. The current Right Ascension is 06h 32m 03s and the Declination is +20° 34’ 34”.
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Asteroid 2015 BN509 Distance
The distance of Asteroid 2015 BN509 from Earth is currently 283,531,244 kilometers, equivalent to 1.895289 Astronomical Units. Light takes 15 minutes and 45.7584 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 0.03303046 Astronomical Units, or 4,941,287 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 24.30.
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, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere 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 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.56853825 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 4.15473384° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.43432310 AU 64,973,811 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
1.57894043 AU 236,206,127 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
1.00663177 AU 150,589,969 km |
| Orbital period | period |
1.0100 years 368.8964 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2019-Apr-12 07:56:03 2,458,585.8306 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2020-Apr-15 05:26 2,458,954.7270 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 143.21350364921° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 120.12453524877° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 14.315636071466° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.97588384°/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!
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Aug 15 | 06h 16m 33s | +20° 44’ 27” | 24.27 | Orion |
| 2019 Aug 16 | 06h 18m 47s | +20° 43’ 23” | 24.28 | Orion |
| 2019 Aug 17 | 06h 20m 58s | +20° 42’ 14” | 24.28 | Gemini |
| 2019 Aug 18 | 06h 23m 11s | +20° 40’ 57” | 24.29 | Gemini |
| 2019 Aug 19 | 06h 25m 22s | +20° 39’ 33” | 24.29 | Gemini |
| 2019 Aug 20 | 06h 27m 33s | +20° 38’ 03” | 24.29 | Gemini |
| 2019 Aug 21 | 06h 29m 43s | +20° 36’ 25” | 24.30 | Gemini |
| 2019 Aug 22 | 06h 31m 53s | +20° 34’ 42” | 24.30 | Gemini |
| 2019 Aug 23 | 06h 34m 01s | +20° 32’ 53” | 24.31 | Gemini |
| 2019 Aug 24 | 06h 36m 11s | +20° 30’ 57” | 24.31 | Gemini |
| 2019 Aug 25 | 06h 38m 18s | +20° 28’ 55” | 24.31 | Gemini |
| 2019 Aug 26 | 06h 40m 26s | +20° 26’ 48” | 24.31 | Gemini |
| 2019 Aug 27 | 06h 42m 33s | +20° 24’ 33” | 24.31 | Gemini |
| 2019 Aug 28 | 06h 44m 39s | +20° 22’ 14” | 24.32 | Gemini |