Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1
Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 Position
Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 is currently in the constellation of Capricornus. The current Right Ascension is 20h 23m 57s and the Declination is -13° 37’ 25”.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 Distance
The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 from Earth is currently 325,120,453 kilometers, equivalent to 2.173296 Astronomical Units. Light takes 18 minutes and 4.4851 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 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 VY1 to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 to Earth happens on Tue Nov 13 2029 at a distance of 0.00674723 Astronomical Units, or 1,009,371 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 is 27.23.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1, 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 VY1 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) 2016 VY1 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 VY1 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) 2016 VY1 Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.12836882 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 10.62664132° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.97430768 AU 145,754,355 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
1.26128854 AU 188,686,081 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
1.11779811 AU 167,220,218 km |
| Orbital period | period |
1.1800 years 431.6617 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2019-Apr-16 03:23:14 2,458,589.6411 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2020-Jun-20 19:16 2,459,021.3028 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 202.7492120904° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 230.51348442872° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 9.0561391474284° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.83398649°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 Orbit
This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 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!
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Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 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 VY1 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Jan 22 | 19h 57m 50s | -15° 12’ 32” | 27.23 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 23 | 20h 01m 15s | -15° 00’ 50” | 27.23 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 24 | 20h 04m 41s | -14° 48’ 55” | 27.23 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 25 | 20h 08m 06s | -14° 36’ 46” | 27.23 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 26 | 20h 11m 30s | -14° 24’ 24” | 27.23 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 27 | 20h 14m 56s | -14° 11’ 48” | 27.23 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 28 | 20h 18m 20s | -13° 58’ 59” | 27.23 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 29 | 20h 21m 45s | -13° 45’ 57” | 27.23 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 30 | 20h 25m 09s | -13° 32’ 43” | 27.23 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 31 | 20h 28m 33s | -13° 19’ 15” | 27.23 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Feb 01 | 20h 31m 58s | -13° 05’ 35” | 27.23 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Feb 02 | 20h 35m 22s | -12° 51’ 42” | 27.23 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Feb 03 | 20h 38m 47s | -12° 37’ 37” | 27.23 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Feb 04 | 20h 42m 11s | -12° 23’ 21” | 27.23 | Aquarius |