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Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA

Below the horizon.  Rise: 9:10 | Tran: 15:24 | Set: 21:39
Alt: -1.94°   Az: 82.60°   Direction: East
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) 2019 FA is in the constellation of Pisces, at a distance of 232,436,328.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 00h 35m 28s and the Declination is +03° 04’ 32” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA is 31.67 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA in Pisces on February, 07 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA in Pisces on February, 07 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

Also check out Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 35m 28s
+03° 04’ 32”
17h 31m 57s
18h 07m 25s

J2000

00h 34m 11s
+02° 56’ 14”

Additional Information

Pisces
31.67

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 86.9°
Max altitude: 41.7°
Azimuth: 273.2°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA from Earth is currently 232,436,328.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.5537408849 Astronomical Units. Light takes 12m 55.324s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA and arrive to us.

232,436,328.0
1.5537408849
12m 55.324s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA 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) 2019 FA 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) 2019 FA to Earth happens on Thu Mar 17 2033 at a distance of 0.008284 Astronomical Units, or 1,239,342 kilometers:

Thu Mar 17 2033
1,239,342
0.008284

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA, 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) 2019 FA as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA at epoch 12 September 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460200.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.29865720
Orbit inclination i 1.10032125°
Perihelion distance q 0.94165817 AU
140,870,058 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.74364259 AU
260,845,219 km
Semi-major axis a 1.34265038 AU
200,857,638 km
Orbital period period 1.5558 years
568.2544 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2023-Oct-11 21:33:26
2,460,229.3982 JD
Next perihelion transit 2025-May-02 03:39
2,460,797.6527 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 320.4435967299°
Longitude of the ascending node node 174.23120673545°
Mean anomaly M 341.69242554996°
Mean motion n 0.63351903°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA
View Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA in the 3D Solar System Simulator

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA 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 Jan 31 00h 15m 32s +00° 58’ 04” 31.73 Pisces
2025 Feb 01 00h 18m 12s +01° 14’ 59” 31.72 Pisces
2025 Feb 02 00h 20m 52s +01° 31’ 58” 31.71 Pisces
2025 Feb 03 00h 23m 33s +01° 49’ 03” 31.70 Pisces
2025 Feb 04 00h 26m 15s +02° 06’ 12” 31.69 Pisces
2025 Feb 05 00h 28m 58s +02° 23’ 24” 31.69 Cetus
2025 Feb 06 00h 31m 41s +02° 40’ 42” 31.68 Cetus
2025 Feb 07 00h 34m 26s +02° 58’ 03” 31.67 Pisces
2025 Feb 08 00h 37m 12s +03° 15’ 28” 31.66 Pisces
2025 Feb 09 00h 39m 58s +03° 32’ 57” 31.65 Pisces
2025 Feb 10 00h 42m 46s +03° 50’ 29” 31.65 Pisces
2025 Feb 11 00h 45m 34s +04° 08’ 04” 31.64 Pisces
2025 Feb 12 00h 48m 24s +04° 25’ 42” 31.63 Pisces
2025 Feb 13 00h 51m 16s +04° 43’ 24” 31.62 Pisces

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