Asteroid 99942 Apophis

Asteroid 99942 Apophis is currently in the constellation of Ophiucus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 99942 Apophis is 17h 26m 45s and the Declination is -22° 58’ 22” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 99942 Apophis is 21.19 (JPL).

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• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 99942 Apophis orbital parameters.
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• Physical data. Detailed information about physical properties of Asteroid 99942 Apophis, such as mass and geometric properties.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 99942 Apophis for the past and next 7 days.
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Asteroid 99942 Apophis Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 99942 Apophis from Earth is currently 175,858,138 kilometers, equivalent to 1.175539 Astronomical Units. Light takes 9 minutes and 46.5996 seconds to travel from Asteroid 99942 Apophis and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 99942 Apophis 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 99942 Apophis from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid 99942 Apophis to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 99942 Apophis to Earth happens on Sat Apr 14 2029 at a distance of 0.000438 Astronomical Units, or 65,520 kilometers:

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

Asteroid 99942 Apophis brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 99942 Apophis is 21.19.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 99942 Apophis, 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 99942 Apophis rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 99942 Apophis 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 99942 Apophis 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 99942 Apophis Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 99942 Apophis with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 99942 Apophis 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 99942 Apophis 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 99942 Apophis computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 99942 Apophis in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Jan 29	16h 52m 22s	-22° 36’ 51”	21.24	Ophiucus
2023 Jan 30	16h 56m 59s	-22° 41’ 21”	21.24	Ophiucus
2023 Jan 31	17h 01m 40s	-22° 45’ 24”	21.23	Ophiucus
2023 Feb 01	17h 06m 21s	-22° 48’ 56”	21.22	Ophiucus
2023 Feb 02	17h 11m 04s	-22° 51’ 56”	21.22	Ophiucus
2023 Feb 03	17h 15m 48s	-22° 54’ 28”	21.21	Ophiucus
2023 Feb 04	17h 20m 35s	-22° 56’ 27”	21.20	Ophiucus
2023 Feb 05	17h 25m 22s	-22° 57’ 56”	21.19	Ophiucus
2023 Feb 06	17h 30m 10s	-22° 58’ 50”	21.19	Ophiucus
2023 Feb 07	17h 34m 59s	-22° 59’ 15”	21.18	Ophiucus
2023 Feb 08	17h 39m 51s	-22° 59’ 04”	21.17	Ophiucus
2023 Feb 09	17h 44m 43s	-22° 58’ 22”	21.17	Sagittarius
2023 Feb 10	17h 49m 36s	-22° 57’ 05”	21.16	Sagittarius
2023 Feb 11	17h 54m 30s	-22° 55’ 14”	21.15	Sagittarius