Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2

Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 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) 2017 VN2 Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 is currently in the constellation of Capricornus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 is 21h 00m 34s and the Declination is -15° 50’ 03” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 is 29.89 (JPL).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2?)
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• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 in the sky from your location.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 from Earth is currently 186,357,347 kilometers, equivalent to 1.245722 Astronomical Units. Light takes 10 minutes and 21.6212 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 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) 2017 VN2 to Earth

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 to Earth happens on Mon Nov 20 2028 at a distance of 0.010548 Astronomical Units, or 1,578,001 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 is 29.89.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2, 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) 2017 VN2 rise and set times

Today's Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 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) 2017 VN2 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) 2017 VN2 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 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) 2017 VN2 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2017 VN2 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Dec 01	20h 31m 18s	-17° 40’ 51”	29.86	Capricornus
2021 Dec 02	20h 35m 04s	-17° 27’ 38”	29.86	Capricornus
2021 Dec 03	20h 38m 48s	-17° 14’ 09”	29.86	Capricornus
2021 Dec 04	20h 42m 32s	-17° 00’ 29”	29.87	Capricornus
2021 Dec 05	20h 46m 14s	-16° 46’ 35”	29.87	Capricornus
2021 Dec 06	20h 49m 54s	-16° 32’ 27”	29.88	Capricornus
2021 Dec 07	20h 53m 35s	-16° 18’ 07”	29.88	Capricornus
2021 Dec 08	20h 57m 12s	-16° 03’ 35”	29.88	Capricornus
2021 Dec 09	21h 00m 51s	-15° 48’ 52”	29.89	Capricornus
2021 Dec 10	21h 04m 27s	-15° 33’ 57”	29.89	Capricornus
2021 Dec 11	21h 08m 03s	-15° 18’ 51”	29.89	Capricornus
2021 Dec 12	21h 11m 36s	-15° 03’ 33”	29.90	Capricornus
2021 Dec 13	21h 15m 11s	-14° 48’ 06”	29.90	Capricornus
2021 Dec 14	21h 18m 42s	-14° 32’ 29”	29.90	Capricornus