Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139)

Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) is currently in the constellation of Scorpius. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) is 16h 02m 39s and the Declination is -20° 08’ 25” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) is 22.31 (JPL).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139)?)
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• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139)?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

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Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) from Earth is currently 603,345,380 kilometers, equivalent to 4.033115 Astronomical Units. Light takes 33 minutes and 32.5436 seconds to travel from Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) 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. The value of the distance of 288P (2006 VW139) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) to Earth happens on Sun Sep 11 2016 at a distance of 1.449080 Astronomical Units, or 216,779,289 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) is 22.31.

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.

Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) 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 288P (2006 VW139) 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 288P (2006 VW139) Orbit

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!

Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) 15 Days 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
2020 Oct 22	15h 52m 19s	-19° 34’ 33”	22.35	Libra
2020 Oct 23	15h 53m 44s	-19° 39’ 20”	22.34	Libra
2020 Oct 24	15h 55m 09s	-19° 44’ 03”	22.34	Libra
2020 Oct 25	15h 56m 34s	-19° 48’ 46”	22.33	Libra
2020 Oct 26	15h 58m 00s	-19° 53’ 26”	22.33	Libra
2020 Oct 27	15h 59m 25s	-19° 58’ 05”	22.32	Libra
2020 Oct 28	16h 00m 51s	-20° 02’ 42”	22.31	Libra
2020 Oct 29	16h 02m 17s	-20° 07’ 15”	22.31	Scorpius
2020 Oct 30	16h 03m 44s	-20° 11’ 48”	22.30	Scorpius
2020 Oct 31	16h 05m 12s	-20° 16’ 18”	22.29	Scorpius
2020 Nov 01	16h 06m 39s	-20° 20’ 47”	22.28	Scorpius
2020 Nov 02	16h 08m 08s	-20° 25’ 13”	22.28	Scorpius
2020 Nov 03	16h 09m 36s	-20° 29’ 35”	22.27	Scorpius
2020 Nov 04	16h 11m 04s	-20° 33’ 57”	22.26	Scorpius