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Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA

Above the horizon.  Rise: 8:10 | Tran: 16:15 | Set: 0:20
Alt: 18.82°   Az: 282.83°   Direction: West-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) 2019 FA is in the constellation of Gemini, at a distance of 195,208,425.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 06h 54m 59s and the Declination is +22° 32’ 11” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA is 31.09 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA in Gemini on May, 16 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA in Gemini on May, 16 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

06h 54m 59s
+22° 32’ 11”
05h 50m 56s
12h 45m 55s

J2000

06h 53m 27s
+22° 34’ 10”

Additional Information

Gemini
31.09

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: 67.4°
Max altitude: 61.1°
Azimuth: 292.5°
  • 2019 FA is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the West-North-West direction at an altitude of 18.82° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2019 FA is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA from Earth is currently 195,208,425.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.3048877239 Astronomical Units. Light takes 10m 51.145s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA and arrive to us.

195,208,425.0
1.3048877239
10m 51.145s

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
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Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2019 FA
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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 May 09 06h 17m 07s +22° 58’ 15” 31.08 Gemini
2025 May 10 06h 21m 54s +22° 56’ 49” 31.08 Gemini
2025 May 11 06h 26m 41s +22° 54’ 49” 31.08 Gemini
2025 May 12 06h 31m 29s +22° 52’ 19” 31.08 Gemini
2025 May 13 06h 36m 18s +22° 49’ 14” 31.08 Gemini
2025 May 14 06h 41m 06s +22° 45’ 38” 31.09 Gemini
2025 May 15 06h 45m 55s +22° 41’ 28” 31.09 Gemini
2025 May 16 06h 50m 45s +22° 36’ 46” 31.09 Gemini
2025 May 17 06h 55m 34s +22° 31’ 31” 31.09 Gemini
2025 May 18 07h 00m 23s +22° 25’ 44” 31.09 Gemini
2025 May 19 07h 05m 12s +22° 19’ 25” 31.10 Gemini
2025 May 20 07h 10m 00s +22° 12’ 32” 31.10 Gemini
2025 May 21 07h 14m 49s +22° 05’ 07” 31.10 Gemini
2025 May 22 07h 19m 38s +21° 57’ 11” 31.11 Gemini

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