Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6

Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 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) 2016 JA6 Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 is currently in the constellation of Pegasus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 is 23h 24m 17s and the Declination is +13° 08’ 12” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 is 29.42 (JPL).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 in the sky from your location.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 from Earth is currently 213,104,609 kilometers, equivalent to 1.424516 Astronomical Units. Light takes 11 minutes and 50.8405 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 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) 2016 JA6 to Earth

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 to Earth happens on Thu Nov 6 2031 at a distance of 0.007207 Astronomical Units, or 1,078,095 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 is 29.42.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6, 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) 2016 JA6 rise and set times

Today's Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 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) 2016 JA6 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) 2016 JA6 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 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) 2016 JA6 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2016 JA6 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2022 May 17	23h 06m 37s	+10° 36’ 39”	29.47	Pegasus
2022 May 18	23h 08m 54s	+10° 56’ 25”	29.47	Pegasus
2022 May 19	23h 11m 12s	+11° 16’ 09”	29.46	Pegasus
2022 May 20	23h 13m 31s	+11° 35’ 54”	29.45	Pegasus
2022 May 21	23h 15m 48s	+11° 55’ 40”	29.45	Pegasus
2022 May 22	23h 18m 06s	+12° 15’ 25”	29.44	Pegasus
2022 May 23	23h 20m 25s	+12° 35’ 09”	29.43	Pegasus
2022 May 24	23h 22m 44s	+12° 54’ 55”	29.43	Pegasus
2022 May 25	23h 25m 01s	+13° 14’ 39”	29.42	Pegasus
2022 May 26	23h 27m 20s	+13° 34’ 23”	29.41	Pegasus
2022 May 27	23h 29m 39s	+13° 54’ 06”	29.41	Pegasus
2022 May 28	23h 31m 59s	+14° 13’ 49”	29.40	Pegasus
2022 May 29	23h 34m 18s	+14° 33’ 30”	29.39	Pegasus
2022 May 30	23h 36m 37s	+14° 53’ 12”	29.38	Pegasus