Asteroid 2016 HO3

Asteroid 2016 HO3 is currently in the constellation of Coma. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 2016 HO3 is 12h 15m 22s and the Declination is +13° 51’ 35” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 2016 HO3 is 23.84 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 2016 HO3 available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 2016 HO3?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid 2016 HO3 from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 2016 HO3 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 2016 HO3?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 2016 HO3 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 2016 HO3 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 2016 HO3 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 2016 HO3 in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 2016 HO3 with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher 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.

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.

Asteroid 2016 HO3 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2016 HO3 from Earth is currently 28,336,419 kilometers, equivalent to 0.189417 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 minutes and 34.5201 seconds to travel from Asteroid 2016 HO3 and arrive to us.

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.

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 of Asteroid 2016 HO3 to Earth

Between January 2013 and 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:

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

Asteroid 2016 HO3 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 2016 HO3 is 23.84.

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.

Asteroid 2016 HO3 rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 2016 HO3 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 2016 HO3 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 2016 HO3 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 2016 HO3 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 2016 HO3 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 2016 HO3 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. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 2016 HO3 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Dec 01	11h 55m 26s	+10° 43’ 14”	23.92	Leo
2021 Dec 02	11h 58m 12s	+11° 11’ 39”	23.91	Leo
2021 Dec 03	12h 01m 00s	+11° 39’ 27”	23.90	Virgo
2021 Dec 04	12h 03m 47s	+12° 06’ 33”	23.89	Virgo
2021 Dec 05	12h 06m 34s	+12° 33’ 02”	23.87	Virgo
2021 Dec 06	12h 09m 23s	+12° 58’ 56”	23.86	Virgo
2021 Dec 07	12h 12m 11s	+13° 24’ 15”	23.85	Coma
2021 Dec 08	12h 15m 00s	+13° 49’ 01”	23.84	Coma
2021 Dec 09	12h 17m 48s	+14° 13’ 15”	23.83	Coma
2021 Dec 10	12h 20m 35s	+14° 37’ 00”	23.82	Coma
2021 Dec 11	12h 23m 24s	+15° 00’ 14”	23.81	Coma
2021 Dec 12	12h 26m 12s	+15° 22’ 59”	23.80	Coma
2021 Dec 13	12h 28m 59s	+15° 45’ 19”	23.79	Coma
2021 Dec 14	12h 31m 46s	+16° 07’ 13”	23.78	Coma