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Asteroid (NEO) 2025 EL12

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 39.99°   Az: 295.69°   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) 2025 EL12 is in the constellation of Lacerta, at a distance of 36,424,789.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 22h 47m 09s and the Declination is +45° 12’ 12” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 EL12 is 23.98 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2025 EL12 in Lacerta on April, 18 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2025 EL12 in Lacerta on April, 18 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

Also check out Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2025 EL12?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid (NEO) 2025 EL12 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

22h 47m 09s
+45° 12’ 12”
05h 14m 02s
04h 01m 11s

J2000

22h 46m 02s
+45° 04’ 11”

Additional Information

Lacerta
23.98

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 EL12 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Today Asteroid (NEO) 2025 EL12 is circumpolar and transits at 09:00 UTC reaching a maximum altitude of 83.7°.
  • 2025 EL12 is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the West-North-West direction at an altitude of 39.99° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2025 EL12 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 EL12 from Earth is currently 36,424,789.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.2434846755 Astronomical Units. Light takes 2m 1.500s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2025 EL12 and arrive to us.

36,424,789.0
0.2434846755
2m 1.500s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 EL12 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) 2025 EL12 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) 2025 EL12 to Earth happens on Thu Sep 16 2027 at a distance of 0.005870 Astronomical Units, or 878,092 kilometers:

Thu Sep 16 2027
878,092
0.005870

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 EL12, 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) 2025 EL12 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 EL12 at epoch 09 March 2025 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460744.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.20349528
Orbit inclination i 18.22701709°
Perihelion distance q 0.82567726 AU
123,519,560 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.24757414 AU
186,634,435 km
Semi-major axis a 1.03662570 AU
155,076,997 km
Orbital period period 1.0555 years
385.5062 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2025-May-22 01:50:39
2,460,817.5768 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 87.650956251824°
Longitude of the ascending node node 172.87997457184°
Mean anomaly M 291.75813419021°
Mean motion n 0.93383709°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 EL12
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 EL12 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 Apr 11 22h 39m 42s +46° 25’ 29” 23.76 Lacerta
2025 Apr 12 22h 40m 26s +46° 16’ 58” 23.79 Lacerta
2025 Apr 13 22h 41m 15s +46° 08’ 04” 23.83 Lacerta
2025 Apr 14 22h 42m 08s +45° 58’ 47” 23.86 Lacerta
2025 Apr 15 22h 43m 05s +45° 49’ 09” 23.89 Lacerta
2025 Apr 16 22h 44m 08s +45° 39’ 13” 23.92 Lacerta
2025 Apr 17 22h 45m 14s +45° 29’ 01” 23.94 Lacerta
2025 Apr 18 22h 46m 25s +45° 18’ 32” 23.97 Lacerta
2025 Apr 19 22h 47m 40s +45° 07’ 48” 23.99 Lacerta
2025 Apr 20 22h 48m 59s +44° 56’ 52” 24.01 Lacerta
2025 Apr 21 22h 50m 21s +44° 45’ 43” 24.04 Lacerta
2025 Apr 22 22h 51m 48s +44° 34’ 24” 24.05 Lacerta
2025 Apr 23 22h 53m 19s +44° 22’ 54” 24.07 Lacerta
2025 Apr 24 22h 54m 52s +44° 11’ 14” 24.09 Lacerta

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