Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK
Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK Position
Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK is currently in the constellation of Taurus. The current Right Ascension is 05h 46m 57s and the Declination is +16° 58’ 34”.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK Distance
The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK from Earth is currently 35,273,319 kilometers, equivalent to 0.235788 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 minutes and 57.6591 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK 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) 2020 DK to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK to Earth happens on Mon Feb 7 2089 at a distance of 0.00474664 Astronomical Units, or 710,087 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK is 25.98.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK, 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) 2020 DK rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK 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) 2020 DK 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.
Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK at epoch 18 February 2020 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458898.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.49982205 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 2.81067895° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.34456628 AU 51,546,381 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
1.03320848 AU 154,565,788 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
0.68888738 AU 103,056,085 km |
| Orbital period | period |
0.5700 years 208.8434 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2019-Nov-17 20:38:30 2,458,805.3601 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2020-Jun-13 16:53 2,459,014.2035 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 13.053528144436° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 323.34553861788° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 160.55269614531° |
| Mean motion | n | 1.72377959°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK Orbit
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Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2020 DK in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Mar 24 | 05h 50m 13s | +16° 53’ 16” | 25.49 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 25 | 05h 49m 44s | +16° 54’ 06” | 25.57 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 26 | 05h 49m 15s | +16° 54’ 56” | 25.64 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 27 | 05h 48m 47s | +16° 55’ 42” | 25.70 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 28 | 05h 48m 20s | +16° 56’ 27” | 25.77 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 29 | 05h 47m 53s | +16° 57’ 11” | 25.84 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 30 | 05h 47m 26s | +16° 57’ 51” | 25.90 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 31 | 05h 46m 59s | +16° 58’ 31” | 25.97 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 01 | 05h 46m 32s | +16° 59’ 08” | 26.03 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 02 | 05h 46m 03s | +16° 59’ 44” | 26.09 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 03 | 05h 45m 33s | +17° 00’ 20” | 26.15 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 04 | 05h 45m 02s | +17° 00’ 52” | 26.22 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 05 | 05h 44m 29s | +17° 01’ 24” | 26.28 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 06 | 05h 43m 54s | +17° 01’ 56” | 26.34 | Taurus |