Asteroid 249516 Aretha

Asteroid 249516 Aretha is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 249516 Aretha is 14h 25m 05s and the Declination is -02° 51’ 06” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 249516 Aretha is 21.57 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 249516 Aretha available on TheSkyLive:

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 249516 Aretha?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid 249516 Aretha from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 249516 Aretha rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 249516 Aretha?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 249516 Aretha orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 249516 Aretha with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 249516 Aretha for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 249516 Aretha in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 249516 Aretha with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

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Asteroid 249516 Aretha Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 249516 Aretha from Earth is currently 441,754,129 kilometers, equivalent to 2.952944 Astronomical Units. Light takes 24 minutes and 33.5332 seconds to travel from Asteroid 249516 Aretha and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 249516 Aretha 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 249516 Aretha from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid 249516 Aretha to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 249516 Aretha to Earth happens on Mon Jan 27 2020 at a distance of 2.012692 Astronomical Units, or 301,094,451 kilometers:

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

Asteroid 249516 Aretha brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 249516 Aretha is 21.57.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 249516 Aretha, 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 249516 Aretha rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 249516 Aretha 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 249516 Aretha 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 249516 Aretha Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 249516 Aretha with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 249516 Aretha 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 249516 Aretha 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 249516 Aretha computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 249516 Aretha in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Jan 17	14h 19m 05s	-02° 42’ 29”	21.63	Virgo
2021 Jan 18	14h 19m 55s	-02° 43’ 59”	21.62	Virgo
2021 Jan 19	14h 20m 47s	-02° 45’ 23”	21.61	Virgo
2021 Jan 20	14h 21m 35s	-02° 46’ 40”	21.60	Virgo
2021 Jan 21	14h 22m 24s	-02° 47’ 50”	21.59	Virgo
2021 Jan 22	14h 23m 12s	-02° 48’ 55”	21.59	Virgo
2021 Jan 23	14h 24m 00s	-02° 49’ 53”	21.58	Virgo
2021 Jan 24	14h 24m 46s	-02° 50’ 44”	21.57	Virgo
2021 Jan 25	14h 25m 32s	-02° 51’ 29”	21.56	Virgo
2021 Jan 26	14h 26m 16s	-02° 52’ 06”	21.55	Virgo
2021 Jan 27	14h 26m 59s	-02° 52’ 38”	21.54	Virgo
2021 Jan 28	14h 27m 42s	-02° 53’ 04”	21.53	Virgo
2021 Jan 29	14h 28m 23s	-02° 53’ 24”	21.52	Virgo
2021 Jan 30	14h 29m 04s	-02° 53’ 36”	21.51	Virgo