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Asteroid 2016 HO3

Below the horizon.  Never rises today
Alt: -61.21°   Az: 102.89°   Direction: East-South-East

Asteroid 2016 HO3 is in the constellation of Centaurus, at a distance of 26,343,879.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 12h 19m 20s and the Declination is -48° 49’ 00” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid 2016 HO3 is 24.98 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder chart of 2016 HO3 in Centaurus on September,19 2024
Map showing Asteroid 2016 HO3 in Centaurus on September, 19 2024. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

12h 19m 20s
-48° 49’ 00”
15h 01m 53s
03h 21m 14s

J2000

12h 18m 01s
-48° 40’ 47”

Additional Information

Centaurus
24.98

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 2016 HO3 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Today Asteroid 2016 HO3 is not visible from Greenwich, UK

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Finder Charts

Finder chart of 2016 HO3
Sky map showing Asteroid 2016 HO3 in Centaurus on September, 19 2024. Field of view: 10x6 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 2016 HO3 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

2016 HO3
RA: 12h 18m 01s
Dec: -48° 40’ 47”
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 2016 HO3. Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

Also check out Where is Asteroid 2016 HO3?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 2016 HO3 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2016 HO3 from Earth is currently 26,343,879.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.1760979543 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1m 27.874s to travel from Asteroid 2016 HO3 and arrive to us.

26,343,879.0
0.1760979543
1m 27.874s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2016 HO3 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 2016 HO3 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. The value of the distance of 2016 HO3 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 2016 HO3 to Earth happens on Sat Nov 9 2030 at a distance of 0.107288 Astronomical Units, or 16,050,030 kilometers:

Sat Nov 9 2030
16,050,030
0.107288

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 2016 HO3, 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 2016 HO3 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2016 HO3 at epoch 24 February 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.10282645
Orbit inclination i 7.79207609°
Perihelion distance q 0.89807740 AU
134,350,467 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.10393747 AU
165,146,696 km
Semi-major axis a 1.00100743 AU
149,748,581 km
Orbital period period 1.0015 years
365.8090 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2022-Oct-04 13:54:28
2,459,857.0795 JD
Next perihelion transit 2023-Oct-05 09:19
2,460,222.8885 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 305.35166689085°
Longitude of the ascending node node 65.905571257078°
Mean anomaly M 141.14300832246°
Mean motion n 0.98412014°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid 2016 HO3
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 2016 HO3 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
2024 Sep 12 12h 33m 17s -47° 46’ 24” 25.08 Centaurus
2024 Sep 13 12h 31m 38s -47° 59’ 33” 25.10 Centaurus
2024 Sep 14 12h 29m 54s -48° 11’ 24” 25.12 Centaurus
2024 Sep 15 12h 28m 04s -48° 21’ 53” 25.14 Centaurus
2024 Sep 16 12h 26m 07s -48° 30’ 55” 25.16 Centaurus
2024 Sep 17 12h 24m 03s -48° 38’ 25” 25.19 Centaurus
2024 Sep 18 12h 21m 55s -48° 44’ 19” 25.21 Centaurus
2024 Sep 19 12h 19m 40s -48° 48’ 32” 25.00 Centaurus
2024 Sep 20 12h 17m 21s -48° 51’ 00” 25.00 Centaurus
2024 Sep 21 12h 14m 56s -48° 51’ 39” 25.00 Centaurus
2024 Sep 22 12h 12m 27s -48° 50’ 23” 25.00 Centaurus
2024 Sep 23 12h 09m 53s -48° 47’ 10” 25.00 Centaurus
2024 Sep 24 12h 07m 17s -48° 41’ 55” 25.00 Centaurus
2024 Sep 25 12h 04m 37s -48° 34’ 34” 25.00 Centaurus

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