Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142
Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 Position
Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 is currently in the constellation of Capricornus. The current Right Ascension is 21h 23m 23s and the Declination is -15° 26’ 42”.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 Distance
The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 from Earth is currently 315,205,988 kilometers, equivalent to 2.107022 Astronomical Units. Light takes 17 minutes and 31.4140 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 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 VO142 to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 to Earth happens on Tue Nov 24 2015 at a distance of 0.00263024 Astronomical Units, or 393,478 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 is 31.70.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142, 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 VO142 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 (NEO) 2015 VO142 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 VO142 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 (NEO) 2015 VO142 Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.12590668 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 0.28438278° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.93939592 AU 140,531,630 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
1.21002200 AU 181,016,716 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
1.07470896 AU 160,774,173 km |
| Orbital period | period |
1.1100 years 406.9441 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2019-May-16 23:04:03 2,458,620.4612 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2020-Jun-26 21:43 2,459,027.4052 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 20.448902100119° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 95.255795751209° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 342.34151681626° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.88464244°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 Orbit
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Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 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 VO142 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Jan 17 | 20h 57m 15s | -17° 21’ 37” | 31.75 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 18 | 21h 00m 38s | -17° 07’ 27” | 31.75 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 19 | 21h 04m 02s | -16° 53’ 04” | 31.74 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 20 | 21h 07m 27s | -16° 38’ 30” | 31.73 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 21 | 21h 10m 50s | -16° 23’ 40” | 31.73 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 22 | 21h 14m 12s | -16° 08’ 39” | 31.72 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 23 | 21h 17m 35s | -15° 53’ 24” | 31.71 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 24 | 21h 20m 57s | -15° 37’ 57” | 31.71 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 25 | 21h 24m 20s | -15° 22’ 18” | 31.70 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 26 | 21h 27m 41s | -15° 06’ 25” | 31.69 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 27 | 21h 31m 01s | -14° 50’ 22” | 31.69 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 28 | 21h 34m 23s | -14° 34’ 08” | 31.68 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 29 | 21h 37m 44s | -14° 17’ 40” | 31.67 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 30 | 21h 41m 03s | -14° 01’ 03” | 31.67 | Capricornus |