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Ephemeris Calculator

Compute Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 2013 and 31 Dec 2100 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.

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Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139)

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Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) Sky Charts and Coordinates

This is a simplified sky chart, showing where Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) is now with respect to the brightest stars and constellations.

More advanced sky charts are available on TheSkyLive for this object: 1) the Online Planetarium which is interactive and allows to select dates and additional objects to visualize; and 2) the Live Position and Data Tracker which provides the highest precision position data and features deep sky imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey.

Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) in Virgo on February, 17 2019
High Precision Live Sky Chart
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Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
11h 40m 56s
+06° 45’ 27”
21.66

Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) Rise and Set Times

Today's Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) rise, transit and set times from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]. All times are relative to the Europe/London timezone.

Azimuth: 83.2°
Max altitude: 45.3°
Azimuth: 276.8°

Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) Orbit Diagram

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) 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!

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139)
View Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) in the 3D Solar System Simulator

Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2019 Feb 10 11h 44m 40s +06° 15’ 21” 21.78 Virgo
2019 Feb 11 11h 44m 12s +06° 19’ 26” 21.76 Virgo
2019 Feb 12 11h 43m 41s +06° 23’ 34” 21.74 Virgo
2019 Feb 13 11h 43m 10s +06° 27’ 47” 21.73 Virgo
2019 Feb 14 11h 42m 38s +06° 32’ 03” 21.71 Virgo
2019 Feb 15 11h 42m 06s +06° 36’ 25” 21.69 Virgo
2019 Feb 16 11h 41m 31s +06° 40’ 50” 21.67 Virgo
2019 Feb 17 11h 40m 58s +06° 45’ 20” 21.66 Virgo
2019 Feb 18 11h 40m 23s +06° 49’ 51” 21.64 Virgo
2019 Feb 19 11h 39m 46s +06° 54’ 26” 21.62 Virgo
2019 Feb 20 11h 39m 10s +06° 59’ 06” 21.60 Virgo
2019 Feb 21 11h 38m 31s +07° 03’ 47” 21.58 Virgo
2019 Feb 22 11h 37m 54s +07° 08’ 30” 21.57 Virgo
2019 Feb 23 11h 37m 14s +07° 13’ 17” 21.55 Leo

Distance of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) from Earth

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) from Earth as a function of time. Distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with a 2 days interval.

The reported distances might be inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth. The value of the distance of 288P (2006 VW139) is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Distance of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) from Earth between January 2013 and December 2100

Light Curve of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139)

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139), 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.

Predicted magnitude of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) between January 2013 and December 2100

Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.20125371
Orbit inclination i 3.24036156°
Perihelion distance q 2.43391494 AU
364,108,493 km
Aphelion distance Q 3.66042310 AU
547,591,502 km
Semi-major axis a 3.04716902 AU
455,849,997 km
Orbital period period 5.3200 years
1,942.8678 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2016-Nov-07 14:20:40
2,457,700.0977 JD
Next perihelion transit 2022-Mar-04 11:10
2,459,642.9655 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 280.84497216084°
Longitude of the ascending node node 83.188306055821°
Mean anomaly M 166.83833874927°
Mean motion n 0.18529310°/day
Closest approach to Earth* 2016-Sep-11
Distance of closest approach* 1.44908013 AU
216,779,303 km

* NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed for the time interval between 2013-Jan-01 and 2100-Dec-31, with a sampling interval of 1 day.