Asteroid 2016 WF9

Asteroid 2016 WF9 is currently in the constellation of Serpens. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 2016 WF9 is 17h 32m 26s and the Declination is -15° 49’ 27” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt). The current magnitude of Asteroid 2016 WF9 is 27.40 (JPL).

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 2016 WF9 from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 2016 WF9?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid 2016 WF9 from Earth?)
• When does Asteroid 2016 WF9 rise and set?
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 2016 WF9?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 2016 WF9 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 2016 WF9 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 2016 WF9 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 2016 WF9 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 WF9 with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 2016 WF9 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Asteroid 2016 WF9?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 2016 WF9 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid 2016 WF9 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2016 WF9 from Earth is currently 680,519,241 kilometers, equivalent to 4.548990 Astronomical Units. Light takes 37 minutes and 49.9678 seconds to travel from Asteroid 2016 WF9 and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2016 WF9 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 WF9 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach of Asteroid 2016 WF9 to Earth

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 2016 WF9 to Earth happens on Sun Dec 31 2045 at a distance of 0.139344 Astronomical Units, or 20,845,598 kilometers:

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

Asteroid 2016 WF9 Brightness and Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 2016 WF9, 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.

Visualization of Asteroid 2016 WF9 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 2016 WF9 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 2016 WF9 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 WF9 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 2016 WF9 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 2016 WF9 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Sep 17	17h 29m 43s	-15° 27’ 57”	27.33	Serpens
2023 Sep 18	17h 30m 01s	-15° 30’ 43”	27.34	Serpens
2023 Sep 19	17h 30m 20s	-15° 33’ 29”	27.35	Serpens
2023 Sep 20	17h 30m 38s	-15° 36’ 14”	27.36	Serpens
2023 Sep 21	17h 31m 00s	-15° 38’ 57”	27.36	Serpens
2023 Sep 22	17h 31m 21s	-15° 41’ 40”	27.37	Serpens
2023 Sep 23	17h 31m 42s	-15° 44’ 22”	27.38	Serpens
2023 Sep 24	17h 32m 04s	-15° 47’ 03”	27.39	Serpens
2023 Sep 25	17h 32m 29s	-15° 49’ 42”	27.40	Serpens
2023 Sep 26	17h 32m 53s	-15° 52’ 22”	27.41	Serpens
2023 Sep 27	17h 33m 16s	-15° 55’ 00”	27.41	Serpens
2023 Sep 28	17h 33m 42s	-15° 57’ 37”	27.42	Serpens
2023 Sep 29	17h 34m 09s	-16° 00’ 11”	27.43	Serpens
2023 Sep 30	17h 34m 36s	-16° 02’ 47”	27.44	Serpens