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Asteroid (NEO) 2023 VB2

Below the horizon.  Rise: 2:12 | Tran: 5:33 | Set: 8:53
Alt: -31.66°   Az: 265.55°   Direction: 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) 2023 VB2 is in the constellation of Capricornus, at a distance of 463,410,419.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 20h 21m 27s and the Declination is -26° 51’ 37” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2023 VB2 is 34.33 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

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Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2023 VB2 in Capricornus on May, 19 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2023 VB2 in Capricornus on May, 19 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

20h 21m 27s
-26° 51’ 37”
07h 11m 52s
03h 33m 20s

J2000

20h 19m 55s
-26° 56’ 30”

Additional Information

Capricornus
34.33

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2023 VB2 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 116.8°
Max altitude: 11.7°
Azimuth: 243.1°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2023 VB2 from Earth is currently 463,410,419.0 kilometers, equivalent to 3.0977073192 Astronomical Units. Light takes 25m 45.771s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2023 VB2 and arrive to us.

463,410,419.0
3.0977073192
25m 45.771s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2023 VB2 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) 2023 VB2 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) 2023 VB2 to Earth happens on Sun Nov 6 2033 at a distance of 0.002775 Astronomical Units, or 415,070 kilometers:

Sun Nov 6 2033
415,070
0.002775

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2023 VB2, 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) 2023 VB2 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2023 VB2 at epoch 16 October 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.67309620
Orbit inclination i 6.83215958°
Perihelion distance q 0.72917904 AU
109,083,633 km
Aphelion distance Q 3.73194403 AU
558,290,881 km
Semi-major axis a 2.23056154 AU
333,687,257 km
Orbital period period 3.3314 years
1,216.8015 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2023-Dec-19 20:43:33
2,460,298.3636 JD
Next perihelion transit 2027-Apr-19 15:57
2,461,515.1651 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 69.815379184715°
Longitude of the ascending node node 44.370467424195°
Mean anomaly M 89.389361836629°
Mean motion n 0.29585762°/day
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2023 VB2 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 12 20h 22m 18s -26° 31’ 45” 34.42 Capricornus
2025 May 13 20h 22m 16s -26° 34’ 10” 34.40 Capricornus
2025 May 14 20h 22m 12s -26° 36’ 39” 34.39 Capricornus
2025 May 15 20h 22m 06s -26° 39’ 13” 34.38 Capricornus
2025 May 16 20h 22m 00s -26° 41’ 51” 34.37 Capricornus
2025 May 17 20h 21m 52s -26° 44’ 34” 34.36 Capricornus
2025 May 18 20h 21m 42s -26° 47’ 21” 34.34 Capricornus
2025 May 19 20h 21m 32s -26° 50’ 12” 34.33 Capricornus
2025 May 20 20h 21m 21s -26° 53’ 07” 34.32 Capricornus
2025 May 21 20h 21m 07s -26° 56’ 08” 34.31 Capricornus
2025 May 22 20h 20m 53s -26° 59’ 11” 34.29 Capricornus
2025 May 23 20h 20m 36s -27° 02’ 19” 34.28 Capricornus
2025 May 24 20h 20m 19s -27° 05’ 31” 34.27 Capricornus
2025 May 25 20h 20m 00s -27° 08’ 47” 34.25 Capricornus

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