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Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XH55

Above the horizon.  Rise: 3:54 | Tran: 11:03 | Set: 18:13
Alt: 21.02°   Az: 265.61°   Direction: West
Please note: this information pertains to a Near-Earth Object (NEO). During close approaches, our current computational model is not able to provide an accurate position, due to the high speeds of these objects. We plan to refine our algorithms to improve accuracy in the future. JPL Horizons can compute precise positions in these situations.

Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XH55 is in the constellation of Aries, at a distance of 236,530,265.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 02h 48m 36s and the Declination is +13° 39’ 20” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XH55 is 31.27.

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XH55 in Aries on June, 02 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XH55 in Aries on June, 02 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

02h 48m 36s
+13° 39’ 20”
04h 53m 10s
07h 41m 47s

J2000

02h 47m 13s
+13° 33’ 01”

Additional Information

Aries
31.27

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XH55 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 76.5°
Max altitude: 52.1°
Azimuth: 283.7°
  • 2015 XH55 is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the West direction at an altitude of 21.02° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2015 XH55 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XH55 from Earth is currently 236,530,265.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.5811071634 Astronomical Units. Light takes 13m 8.980s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XH55 and arrive to us.

236,530,265.0
1.5811071634
13m 8.980s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XH55 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 (NEO) 2015 XH55 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.

Closest Approach

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XH55 to Earth happens on Thu Nov 28 2030 at a distance of 0.007072 Astronomical Units, or 1,058,018 kilometers:

Thu Nov 28 2030
1,058,018
0.007072

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XH55, 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 (NEO) 2015 XH55 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XH55 at epoch 16 October 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.21197131
Orbit inclination i 5.18805148°
Perihelion distance q 0.82517163 AU
123,443,920 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.26909637 AU
189,854,115 km
Semi-major axis a 1.04713400 AU
156,649,017 km
Orbital period period 1.0715 years
391.3829 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-Apr-16 21:52:53
2,460,417.4117 JD
Next perihelion transit 2025-May-13 07:04
2,460,808.7946 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 268.65074488017°
Longitude of the ascending node node 70.697985497743°
Mean anomaly M 168.40740862916°
Mean motion n 0.91981541°/day
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Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XH55
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XH55 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 May 26 02h 15m 38s +10° 45’ 27” 31.25 Aries
2025 May 27 02h 19m 57s +11° 09’ 16” 31.25 Aries
2025 May 28 02h 24m 17s +11° 32’ 49” 31.25 Aries
2025 May 29 02h 28m 37s +11° 56’ 03” 31.26 Aries
2025 May 30 02h 32m 57s +12° 18’ 58” 31.26 Aries
2025 May 31 02h 37m 16s +12° 41’ 35” 31.26 Aries
2025 Jun 01 02h 41m 36s +13° 03’ 52” 31.26 Aries
2025 Jun 02 02h 45m 55s +13° 25’ 50” 31.27 Aries
2025 Jun 03 02h 50m 14s +13° 47’ 27” 31.27 Aries
2025 Jun 04 02h 54m 32s +14° 08’ 43” 31.28 Aries
2025 Jun 05 02h 58m 52s +14° 29’ 39” 31.28 Aries
2025 Jun 06 03h 03m 11s +14° 50’ 13” 31.29 Aries
2025 Jun 07 03h 07m 29s +15° 10’ 25” 31.29 Aries
2025 Jun 08 03h 11m 48s +15° 30’ 15” 31.30 Aries

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