Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6

Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 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) 2020 SN6 Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 is currently in the constellation of Libra. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 is 15h 01m 27s and the Declination is -17° 05’ 19” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 is 29.83 (JPL).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6?)
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• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 in the sky from your location.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 from Earth is currently 62,553,987 kilometers, equivalent to 0.418148 Astronomical Units. Light takes 3 minutes and 28.6576 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 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 SN6 to Earth

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 to Earth happens on Mon Oct 4 2027 at a distance of 0.009452 Astronomical Units, or 1,413,961 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 is 29.83.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6, 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 SN6 rise and set times

Today's Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 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 SN6 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) 2020 SN6 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 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) 2020 SN6 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 SN6 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 SN6 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Jan 16	14h 42m 29s	-15° 42’ 19”	29.83	Libra
2021 Jan 17	14h 45m 01s	-15° 53’ 47”	29.83	Libra
2021 Jan 18	14h 47m 33s	-16° 05’ 06”	29.83	Libra
2021 Jan 19	14h 50m 03s	-16° 16’ 15”	29.83	Libra
2021 Jan 20	14h 52m 35s	-16° 27’ 16”	29.83	Libra
2021 Jan 21	14h 55m 05s	-16° 38’ 08”	29.83	Libra
2021 Jan 22	14h 57m 36s	-16° 48’ 50”	29.83	Libra
2021 Jan 23	15h 00m 06s	-16° 59’ 21”	29.83	Libra
2021 Jan 24	15h 02m 35s	-17° 09’ 43”	29.83	Libra
2021 Jan 25	15h 05m 04s	-17° 19’ 55”	29.83	Libra
2021 Jan 26	15h 07m 33s	-17° 29’ 57”	29.83	Libra
2021 Jan 27	15h 10m 01s	-17° 39’ 51”	29.83	Libra
2021 Jan 28	15h 12m 29s	-17° 49’ 32”	29.83	Libra
2021 Jan 29	15h 14m 57s	-17° 59’ 05”	29.83	Libra