Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1

Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 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 VY1 Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 is 18h 25m 22s and the Declination is -20° 39’ 07” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 is 27.81 (JPL).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1?)
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• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 in the sky from your location.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 from Earth is currently 304,427,338 kilometers, equivalent to 2.034971 Astronomical Units. Light takes 16 minutes and 55.4603 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

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 to Earth happens on Mon Nov 12 2029 at a distance of 0.006703 Astronomical Units, or 1,002,800 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 is 27.81.

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

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.

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!

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
2021 Jan 17	17h 59m 49s	-21° 19’ 09”	27.79	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 18	18h 03m 16s	-21° 14’ 39”	27.79	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 19	18h 06m 42s	-21° 09’ 53”	27.80	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 20	18h 10m 09s	-21° 04’ 50”	27.80	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 21	18h 13m 36s	-20° 59’ 30”	27.80	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 22	18h 17m 02s	-20° 53’ 53”	27.80	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 23	18h 20m 26s	-20° 48’ 01”	27.80	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 24	18h 23m 53s	-20° 41’ 49”	27.81	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 25	18h 27m 17s	-20° 35’ 22”	27.81	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 26	18h 30m 42s	-20° 28’ 40”	27.81	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 27	18h 34m 08s	-20° 21’ 39”	27.81	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 28	18h 37m 32s	-20° 14’ 22”	27.81	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 29	18h 40m 57s	-20° 06’ 50”	27.81	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 30	18h 44m 21s	-19° 59’ 00”	27.81	Sagittarius