Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142

Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 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 VO142 Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 is currently in the constellation of Libra. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 is 14h 55m 35s and the Declination is -16° 37’ 58” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 is 31.44 (JPL).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 in the sky from your location.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 from Earth is currently 311,672,196 kilometers, equivalent to 2.083400 Astronomical Units. Light takes 17 minutes and 19.6265 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

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 to Earth happens on Tue Mar 17 2026 at a distance of 0.006908 Astronomical Units, or 1,033,454 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 is 31.44.

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

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.

Visualization of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 VO142 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 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 Oct 20	14h 29m 04s	-14° 35’ 53”	31.42	Libra
2020 Oct 21	14h 32m 39s	-14° 53’ 08”	31.42	Libra
2020 Oct 22	14h 36m 12s	-15° 10’ 08”	31.43	Libra
2020 Oct 23	14h 39m 47s	-15° 26’ 53”	31.43	Libra
2020 Oct 24	14h 43m 22s	-15° 43’ 24”	31.43	Libra
2020 Oct 25	14h 46m 57s	-15° 59’ 41”	31.43	Libra
2020 Oct 26	14h 50m 31s	-16° 15’ 42”	31.43	Libra
2020 Oct 27	14h 54m 06s	-16° 31’ 29”	31.44	Libra
2020 Oct 28	14h 57m 42s	-16° 47’ 00”	31.44	Libra
2020 Oct 29	15h 01m 18s	-17° 02’ 17”	31.44	Libra
2020 Oct 30	15h 04m 54s	-17° 17’ 17”	31.44	Libra
2020 Oct 31	15h 08m 30s	-17° 32’ 00”	31.44	Libra
2020 Nov 01	15h 12m 06s	-17° 46’ 28”	31.44	Libra
2020 Nov 02	15h 15m 43s	-18° 00’ 41”	31.44	Libra