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Asteroid (NEO) 2017 TB

Below the horizon.  Rise: 7:40 | Tran: 12:57 | Set: 18:15
Alt: -42.97°   Az: 330.05°   Direction: North-North-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 TB is in the constellation of Aquarius, at a distance of 305,286,271.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 22h 42m 20s and the Declination is -07° 57’ 43” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 TB is 31.50 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

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

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

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 42m 20s
-07° 57’ 43”
10h 33m 25s
09h 15m 45s

J2000

22h 41m 01s
-08° 05’ 37”

Additional Information

Aquarius
31.50

Rise and Set Times

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

Azimuth: 98.2°
Max altitude: 30.4°
Azimuth: 262.0°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 TB from Earth is currently 305,286,271.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.0407126757 Astronomical Units. Light takes 16m 58.325s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2017 TB and arrive to us.

305,286,271.0
2.0407126757
16m 58.325s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 TB 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 TB 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 TB to Earth happens on Thu Oct 5 2034 at a distance of 0.011154 Astronomical Units, or 1,668,660 kilometers:

Thu Oct 5 2034
1,668,660
0.011154

Light Curve

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

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 TB at epoch 16 October 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.20961810
Orbit inclination i 1.12376544°
Perihelion distance q 0.82303919 AU
123,124,911 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.25959755 AU
188,433,112 km
Semi-major axis a 1.04131837 AU
155,779,011 km
Orbital period period 1.0626 years
388.1269 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-May-02 09:47:57
2,460,432.9083 JD
Next perihelion transit 2025-May-25 12:50
2,460,821.0352 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 273.25028805352°
Longitude of the ascending node node 190.54545641824°
Mean anomaly M 155.44661750547°
Mean motion n 0.92753174°/day

Orbit Visualization

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

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 TB 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 08 22h 15m 36s -10° 29’ 29” 31.60 Aquarius
2025 Feb 09 22h 18m 56s -10° 11’ 04” 31.58 Aquarius
2025 Feb 10 22h 22m 17s -09° 52’ 27” 31.57 Aquarius
2025 Feb 11 22h 25m 38s -09° 33’ 41” 31.56 Aquarius
2025 Feb 12 22h 28m 59s -09° 14’ 45” 31.55 Aquarius
2025 Feb 13 22h 32m 20s -08° 55’ 38” 31.54 Aquarius
2025 Feb 14 22h 35m 42s -08° 36’ 21” 31.53 Aquarius
2025 Feb 15 22h 39m 03s -08° 16’ 54” 31.51 Aquarius
2025 Feb 16 22h 42m 24s -07° 57’ 19” 31.50 Aquarius
2025 Feb 17 22h 45m 47s -07° 37’ 33” 31.49 Aquarius
2025 Feb 18 22h 49m 09s -07° 17’ 38” 31.48 Aquarius
2025 Feb 19 22h 52m 32s -06° 57’ 34” 31.47 Aquarius
2025 Feb 20 22h 55m 55s -06° 37’ 20” 31.45 Aquarius
2025 Feb 21 22h 59m 18s -06° 16’ 58” 31.44 Aquarius

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