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Asteroid (NEO) 2025 KE1

Below the horizon.  Rise: 8:17 | Tran: 13:03 | Set: 17:49
Alt: -25.06°   Az: 253.40°   Direction: West-South-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 KE1 is in the constellation of Eridanus, at a distance of 12,796,790.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 04h 46m 22s and the Declination is -26° 21’ 38” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 KE1 is 26.03.

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2025 KE1 in Eridanus on May, 31 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2025 KE1 in Eridanus on May, 31 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 46m 22s
-26° 21’ 38”
06h 57m 18s
11h 43m 40s

J2000

04h 45m 20s
-26° 24’ 20”

Additional Information

Eridanus
26.03

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 KE1 from Quitman, United States (all times relative to the local timezone America/Chicago):

Azimuth: 116.3°
Max altitude: 31.7°
Azimuth: 243.8°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 KE1 from Earth is currently 12,796,790.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.0855412576 Astronomical Units. Light takes 42.685s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2025 KE1 and arrive to us.

12,796,790.0
0.0855412576
42.685s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 KE1 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 KE1 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 KE1 to Earth happens on Fri May 23 2025 at a distance of 0.001290 Astronomical Units, or 192,993 kilometers:

Fri May 23 2025
192,993
0.001290

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 KE1, 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 KE1 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 KE1 at epoch 04 May 2025 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460800.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.46904879
Orbit inclination i 25.65037255°
Perihelion distance q 0.80629015 AU
120,619,290 km
Aphelion distance Q 2.23086331 AU
333,732,401 km
Semi-major axis a 1.51857673 AU
227,175,846 km
Orbital period period 1.8714 years
683.5236 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2025-Jul-11 04:52:36
2,460,867.7032 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 249.00434005667°
Longitude of the ascending node node 61.765872769672°
Mean anomaly M 324.60524592298°
Mean motion n 0.52668259°/day
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Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 KE1
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 KE1 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 24 04h 45m 14s -33° 08’ 51” 22.00 Caelum
2025 May 25 04h 45m 59s -29° 19’ 25” 24.00 Eridanus
2025 May 26 04h 46m 13s -28° 04’ 43” 24.00 Eridanus
2025 May 27 04h 46m 19s -27° 26’ 54” 25.00 Eridanus
2025 May 28 04h 46m 22s -27° 03’ 18” 26.00 Eridanus
2025 May 29 04h 46m 23s -26° 46’ 29” 26.00 Eridanus
2025 May 30 04h 46m 23s -26° 33’ 17” 26.00 Eridanus
2025 May 31 04h 46m 22s -26° 22’ 06” 26.00 Eridanus
2025 Jun 01 04h 46m 21s -26° 12’ 04” 27.00 Eridanus
2025 Jun 02 04h 46m 19s -26° 02’ 41” 27.00 Eridanus
2025 Jun 03 04h 46m 17s -25° 53’ 34” 27.00 Eridanus
2025 Jun 04 04h 46m 16s -25° 44’ 32” 27.00 Eridanus
2025 Jun 05 04h 46m 14s -25° 35’ 24” 27.00 Eridanus
2025 Jun 06 04h 46m 14s -25° 26’ 03” 27.00 Eridanus

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