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Asteroid (NEO) 2017 GK6

Below the horizon.  Rise: 8:03 | Tran: 13:38 | Set: 19:13
Alt: -0.28°   Az: 262.94°   Direction: West
Please note: this information pertains to a Near-Earth Object (NEO). During close approaches, our current computational model is not able to provide an accurate position, due to the high speeds of these objects. We plan to refine our algorithms to improve accuracy in the future. JPL Horizons can compute precise positions in these situations.

Asteroid (NEO) 2017 GK6 is in the constellation of Aquarius, at a distance of 400,730,653.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 23h 37m 36s and the Declination is -04° 36’ 50” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 GK6 is 29.83 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2017 GK6 in Aquarius on February, 19 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2017 GK6 in Aquarius on February, 19 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

Also check out Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2017 GK6?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid (NEO) 2017 GK6 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

23h 37m 36s
-04° 36’ 50”
05h 38m 33s
05h 16m 10s

J2000

23h 36m 19s
-04° 45’ 12”

Additional Information

Aquarius
29.83

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 GK6 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 94.7°
Max altitude: 33.8°
Azimuth: 265.4°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 GK6 from Earth is currently 400,730,653.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.6787189625 Astronomical Units. Light takes 22m 16.694s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2017 GK6 and arrive to us.

400,730,653.0
2.6787189625
22m 16.694s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 GK6 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.

Chart of the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 GK6 from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

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

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 GK6 to Earth happens on Tue Apr 3 2029 at a distance of 0.011954 Astronomical Units, or 1,788,286 kilometers:

Tue Apr 3 2029
1,788,286
0.011954

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 GK6, 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.

Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 GK6 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 GK6 at epoch 12 September 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460200.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.34116715
Orbit inclination i 14.92413691°
Perihelion distance q 0.94369923 AU
141,175,396 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.92106147 AU
287,386,706 km
Semi-major axis a 1.43238035 AU
214,281,051 km
Orbital period period 1.7143 years
626.1609 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-Jan-08 22:18:12
2,460,318.4293 JD
Next perihelion transit 2025-Sep-26 02:09
2,460,944.5902 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 138.47941839004°
Longitude of the ascending node node 15.755822024805°
Mean anomaly M 292.19865323456°
Mean motion n 0.57493208°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 GK6
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 GK6 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 Feb 12 23h 22m 36s -06° 44’ 57” 29.90 Aquarius
2025 Feb 13 23h 24m 31s -06° 28’ 40” 29.89 Aquarius
2025 Feb 14 23h 26m 26s -06° 12’ 19” 29.88 Aquarius
2025 Feb 15 23h 28m 21s -05° 55’ 56” 29.87 Aquarius
2025 Feb 16 23h 30m 16s -05° 39’ 33” 29.87 Aquarius
2025 Feb 17 23h 32m 12s -05° 23’ 06” 29.86 Aquarius
2025 Feb 18 23h 34m 07s -05° 06’ 38” 29.85 Aquarius
2025 Feb 19 23h 36m 03s -04° 50’ 07” 29.84 Aquarius
2025 Feb 20 23h 37m 59s -04° 33’ 35” 29.83 Aquarius
2025 Feb 21 23h 39m 55s -04° 17’ 00” 29.82 Aquarius
2025 Feb 22 23h 41m 51s -04° 00’ 23” 29.81 Aquarius
2025 Feb 23 23h 43m 48s -03° 43’ 45” 29.80 Aquarius
2025 Feb 24 23h 45m 45s -03° 27’ 04” 29.79 Aquarius
2025 Feb 25 23h 47m 42s -03° 10’ 22” 29.78 Aquarius

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