Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139)
Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) Position
Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension is 12h 07m 40s and the Declination is +01° 56’ 37”.
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Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) Distance
The distance of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) from Earth is currently 666,847,105 kilometers, equivalent to 4.457598 Astronomical Units. Light takes 37 minutes and 4.3625 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 1.44908013 Astronomical Units, or 216,779,303 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 22.86.
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
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
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, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
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 |
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| 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 |
Visualization of Asteroid 288P (2006 VW139) Orbit
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Aug 14 | 12h 00m 14s | +02° 48’ 06” | 22.87 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 15 | 12h 01m 14s | +02° 41’ 03” | 22.87 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 16 | 12h 02m 16s | +02° 34’ 00” | 22.87 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 17 | 12h 03m 16s | +02° 26’ 57” | 22.87 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 18 | 12h 04m 18s | +02° 19’ 50” | 22.87 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 19 | 12h 05m 20s | +02° 12’ 43” | 22.86 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 20 | 12h 06m 21s | +02° 05’ 35” | 22.86 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 21 | 12h 07m 23s | +01° 58’ 27” | 22.86 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 22 | 12h 08m 26s | +01° 51’ 16” | 22.85 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 23 | 12h 09m 29s | +01° 44’ 06” | 22.85 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 24 | 12h 10m 32s | +01° 36’ 54” | 22.85 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 25 | 12h 11m 35s | +01° 29’ 40” | 22.84 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 26 | 12h 12m 38s | +01° 22’ 27” | 22.84 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 27 | 12h 13m 41s | +01° 15’ 11” | 22.84 | Virgo |