Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238

Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 is a Near Earth Object. If you've heard news about a potential impact of this asteroid with the Earth, please check out Will Asteroid Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 is currently in the constellation of Taurus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 is 05h 40m 01s and the Declination is +17° 49’ 54” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 is 26.40 (JPL).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 in the sky from your location.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 from Earth is currently 88,463,368 kilometers, equivalent to 0.591341 Astronomical Units. Light takes 4 minutes and 55.0820 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 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.

Closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 to Earth

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 to Earth happens on Thu Oct 8 2026 at a distance of 0.007588 Astronomical Units, or 1,135,134 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 is 26.40.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238, 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 (NEO) 2015 TS238 rise and set times

Today's Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 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 (NEO) 2015 TS238 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.

Visualization of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 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!

Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2015 TS238 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 22	05h 52m 15s	+18° 34’ 10”	26.59	Orion
2020 Oct 23	05h 50m 48s	+18° 28’ 18”	26.57	Orion
2020 Oct 24	05h 49m 18s	+18° 22’ 20”	26.54	Taurus
2020 Oct 25	05h 47m 40s	+18° 16’ 19”	26.52	Taurus
2020 Oct 26	05h 46m 00s	+18° 10’ 14”	26.49	Taurus
2020 Oct 27	05h 44m 14s	+18° 04’ 05”	26.47	Taurus
2020 Oct 28	05h 42m 24s	+17° 57’ 50”	26.44	Taurus
2020 Oct 29	05h 40m 28s	+17° 51’ 29”	26.41	Taurus
2020 Oct 30	05h 38m 30s	+17° 45’ 05”	26.38	Taurus
2020 Oct 31	05h 36m 24s	+17° 38’ 35”	26.36	Taurus
2020 Nov 01	05h 34m 15s	+17° 31’ 59”	26.33	Taurus
2020 Nov 02	05h 32m 03s	+17° 25’ 18”	26.30	Taurus
2020 Nov 03	05h 29m 44s	+17° 18’ 30”	26.27	Taurus
2020 Nov 04	05h 27m 24s	+17° 11’ 38”	26.25	Taurus