Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VA

Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VA 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 VA Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VA is currently in the constellation of Ophiucus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VA is 18h 03m 00s and the Declination is +02° 34’ 23” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VA is 30.46 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VA available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

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

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Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VA Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VA from Earth is currently 206,307,826 kilometers, equivalent to 1.379083 Astronomical Units. Light takes 11 minutes and 28.1688 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VA and arrive to us.

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

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VA to Earth happens on Fri Nov 1 2024 at a distance of 0.003477 Astronomical Units, or 520,102 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VA brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VA is 30.46.

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

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

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

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VA 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 VA in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 20	17h 36m 24s	+03° 20’ 31”	30.34	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 21	17h 40m 06s	+03° 13’ 55”	30.36	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 22	17h 43m 45s	+03° 07’ 26”	30.38	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 23	17h 47m 23s	+03° 01’ 03”	30.39	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 24	17h 51m 00s	+02° 54’ 47”	30.41	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 25	17h 54m 34s	+02° 48’ 38”	30.43	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 26	17h 58m 08s	+02° 42’ 37”	30.44	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 27	18h 01m 38s	+02° 36’ 42”	30.46	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 28	18h 05m 08s	+02° 30’ 56”	30.47	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 29	18h 08m 35s	+02° 25’ 18”	30.49	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 30	18h 12m 02s	+02° 19’ 48”	30.50	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 31	18h 15m 28s	+02° 14’ 26”	30.52	Ophiucus
2020 Nov 01	18h 18m 51s	+02° 09’ 11”	30.53	Ophiucus
2020 Nov 02	18h 22m 14s	+02° 04’ 05”	30.55	Serpens