Asteroid 99942 Apophis
Asteroid 99942 Apophis Position
Asteroid 99942 Apophis is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension is 12h 40m 44s and the Declination is -02° 53’ 00”.
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Asteroid 99942 Apophis Distance
The distance of Asteroid 99942 Apophis from Earth is currently 194,504,034 kilometers, equivalent to 1.300179 Astronomical Units. Light takes 10 minutes and 48.7956 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 0.00043719 Astronomical Units, or 65,403 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 21.70.
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
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
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, 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 99942 Apophis Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 99942 Apophis at epoch 23 September 2008 00:00 UTC (JD: 2454733.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.19119530 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 3.33136952° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.74607243 AU 111,610,847 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
1.09880417 AU 164,378,765 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
0.92243830 AU 137,994,806 km |
| Orbital period | period |
0.8900 years 323.5969 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2009-Mar-04 09:54:01 2,454,894.9125 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2010-Jan-22 00:13 2,455,218.5095 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 126.40187952485° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 204.44602891898° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 180.42937304564° |
| Mean motion | n | 1.11249504°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 99942 Apophis Orbit
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Asteroid 99942 Apophis Physical Data
The following shows the known values of the most important physical parameters of Asteroid 99942 Apophis. Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Physical Parameter | Value | Relative to Earth |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 0.325 km | 0.0000 |
| Sideral Rotation | 30.4000 hours | 1.2701 |
| Absolute Magnitude | 19.7 | |
| Geometric Albedo | 0.23 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Aug 14 | 12h 15m 29s | -00° 28’ 14” | 21.78 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 15 | 12h 18m 56s | -00° 48’ 06” | 21.77 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 16 | 12h 22m 23s | -01° 07’ 59” | 21.75 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 17 | 12h 25m 51s | -01° 27’ 56” | 21.74 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 18 | 12h 29m 21s | -01° 47’ 54” | 21.73 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 19 | 12h 32m 49s | -02° 07’ 54” | 21.72 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 20 | 12h 36m 20s | -02° 27’ 56” | 21.71 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 21 | 12h 39m 51s | -02° 48’ 01” | 21.70 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 22 | 12h 43m 23s | -03° 08’ 05” | 21.69 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 23 | 12h 46m 57s | -03° 28’ 12” | 21.68 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 24 | 12h 50m 30s | -03° 48’ 19” | 21.67 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 25 | 12h 54m 05s | -04° 08’ 26” | 21.66 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 26 | 12h 57m 39s | -04° 28’ 33” | 21.65 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 27 | 13h 01m 15s | -04° 48’ 41” | 21.64 | Virgo |