Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XX168
Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XX168 Position
Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XX168 is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension is 19h 52m 36s and the Declination is -20° 54’ 52”.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XX168 Distance
The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XX168 from Earth is currently 228,630,739 kilometers, equivalent to 1.528302 Astronomical Units. Light takes 12 minutes and 42.6301 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XX168 and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XX168 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 XX168 to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XX168 to Earth happens on Thu Dec 19 2052 at a distance of 0.00659537 Astronomical Units, or 986,653 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XX168 brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XX168 is 26.08.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XX168, 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 XX168 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 XX168 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 XX168 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 XX168 Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XX168 at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.42590871 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 0.97817872° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.48169969 AU 72,061,249 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
1.19642957 AU 178,983,316 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
0.83906463 AU 125,522,282 km |
| Orbital period | period |
0.7700 years 280.7318 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2019-Mar-30 13:44:53 2,458,573.0728 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2020-Jan-05 07:18 2,458,853.8046 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 299.77532860263° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 282.24641206731° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 35.171573585785° |
| Mean motion | n | 1.28236292°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XX168 Orbit
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Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XX168 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2015 XX168 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 XX168 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Jan 17 | 19h 01m 46s | -22° 48’ 15” | 26.05 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 18 | 19h 08m 40s | -22° 36’ 29” | 26.05 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 19 | 19h 15m 29s | -22° 23’ 44” | 26.05 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 20 | 19h 22m 13s | -22° 10’ 04” | 26.05 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 21 | 19h 28m 51s | -21° 55’ 30” | 26.05 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 22 | 19h 35m 26s | -21° 40’ 05” | 26.06 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 23 | 19h 41m 54s | -21° 23’ 52” | 26.06 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 24 | 19h 48m 17s | -21° 06’ 52” | 26.07 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 25 | 19h 54m 36s | -20° 49’ 12” | 26.08 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 26 | 20h 00m 48s | -20° 30’ 51” | 26.08 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 27 | 20h 06m 56s | -20° 11’ 53” | 26.09 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 28 | 20h 12m 57s | -19° 52’ 22” | 26.10 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 29 | 20h 18m 55s | -19° 32’ 17” | 26.11 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 30 | 20h 24m 46s | -19° 11’ 44” | 26.13 | Capricornus |