Asteroid 2016 WF9
Asteroid 2016 WF9 Sky Charts and Coordinates
This is a simplified sky chart, showing where Asteroid 2016 WF9 is now with respect to the brightest stars and constellations.
More advanced sky charts are available on TheSkyLive for this object: 1) the Online Planetarium which is interactive and allows to select dates and additional objects to visualize; and 2) the Live Position and Data Tracker which provides the highest precision position data and features deep sky imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey.
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Asteroid 2016 WF9 Rise and Set Times
Today's Asteroid 2016 WF9 rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. All times are relative to the Europe/London timezone.
Asteroid 2016 WF9 Orbit Diagram
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!
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Asteroid 2016 WF9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 Dec 04 | 18h 07m 50s | -17° 14’ 05” | 27.67 | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 05 | 18h 08m 45s | -17° 14’ 57” | 27.67 | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 06 | 18h 09m 42s | -17° 15’ 43” | 27.66 | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 07 | 18h 10m 38s | -17° 16’ 29” | 27.66 | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 08 | 18h 11m 35s | -17° 17’ 12” | 27.65 | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 09 | 18h 12m 32s | -17° 17’ 53” | 27.65 | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 10 | 18h 13m 28s | -17° 18’ 33” | 27.64 | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 11 | 18h 14m 25s | -17° 19’ 09” | 27.63 | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 12 | 18h 15m 21s | -17° 19’ 42” | 27.63 | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 13 | 18h 16m 18s | -17° 20’ 14” | 27.62 | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 14 | 18h 17m 16s | -17° 20’ 44” | 27.61 | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 15 | 18h 18m 12s | -17° 21’ 11” | 27.61 | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 16 | 18h 19m 09s | -17° 21’ 35” | 27.60 | Sagittarius |
| 2018 Dec 17 | 18h 20m 08s | -17° 21’ 57” | 27.59 | Sagittarius |
Distance of Asteroid 2016 WF9 from Earth
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2016 WF9 from Earth as a function of time. Distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with a 2 days interval.
The reported distances might be inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 2016 WF9 is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Light Curve of Asteroid 2016 WF9
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.
Asteroid 2016 WF9 Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2016 WF9 at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.65970158 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 15.04685426° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.97582523 AU 145,981,377 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
4.75928947 AU 711,979,572 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
2.86755735 AU 428,980,474 km |
| Orbital period | period |
4.8600 years 1,773.6446 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2017-Feb-01 18:28:12 2,457,786.2696 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2021-Dec-11 09:56 2,459,559.9142 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 342.48747793394° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 125.25331294825° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 165.26588965923° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.20297189°/day |
| Closest approach to Earth* | 2045-Dec-30 | |
| Distance of closest approach* | 0.14189527 AU 21,227,231 km |
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* NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed for the time interval between 2013-Jan-01 and 2075-Dec-31, with a sampling interval of 1 day.