Asteroid A/2017 U7

Asteroid A/2017 U7 is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid A/2017 U7 is 18h 24m 28s and the Declination is -20° 06’ 32” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid A/2017 U7 is 17.62 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid A/2017 U7 available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid A/2017 U7?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid A/2017 U7 from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid A/2017 U7 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid A/2017 U7?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid A/2017 U7 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid A/2017 U7 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid A/2017 U7 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid A/2017 U7 in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid A/2017 U7 with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid A/2017 U7 is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Asteroid A/2017 U7?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid A/2017 U7 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid A/2017 U7 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid A/2017 U7 from Earth is currently 1,206,432,474 kilometers, equivalent to 8.064503 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 hours, 7 minutes and 4.2256 seconds to travel from Asteroid A/2017 U7 and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid A/2017 U7 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 A/2017 U7 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid A/2017 U7 to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid A/2017 U7 to Earth happens on Fri Aug 2 2019 at a distance of 5.492906 Astronomical Units, or 821,726,989 kilometers:

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

Asteroid A/2017 U7 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid A/2017 U7 is 17.62.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid A/2017 U7, 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 A/2017 U7 rise and set times

Today's Asteroid A/2017 U7 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 A/2017 U7 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 A/2017 U7 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid A/2017 U7 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid A/2017 U7 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 A/2017 U7 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid A/2017 U7 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid A/2017 U7 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Jan 21	18h 22m 41s	-20° 24’ 55”	17.62	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 22	18h 22m 58s	-20° 22’ 23”	17.62	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 23	18h 23m 12s	-20° 19’ 51”	17.62	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 24	18h 23m 27s	-20° 17’ 20”	17.62	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 25	18h 23m 43s	-20° 14’ 47”	17.62	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 26	18h 23m 57s	-20° 12’ 14”	17.62	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 27	18h 24m 11s	-20° 09’ 41”	17.62	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 28	18h 24m 25s	-20° 07’ 05”	17.62	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 29	18h 24m 38s	-20° 04’ 32”	17.62	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 30	18h 24m 52s	-20° 01’ 56”	17.62	Sagittarius
2021 Jan 31	18h 25m 05s	-19° 59’ 21”	17.62	Sagittarius
2021 Feb 01	18h 25m 18s	-19° 56’ 44”	17.62	Sagittarius
2021 Feb 02	18h 25m 31s	-19° 54’ 07”	17.62	Sagittarius
2021 Feb 03	18h 25m 44s	-19° 51’ 30”	17.62	Sagittarius