Compute the position of Asteroid 249516 Aretha for any date and time between 1 January 2013
and 30 December 2100
and visualize the results on an interactive sky map.
Asteroid 249516 Aretha is in the constellation of
Orion,
at a distance of 381,373,865.0 kilometers from Earth.
The current Right Ascension is
05h 17m 24s
and the Declination is +14° 57’ 34”
(apparent coordinates).
The magnitude of Asteroid 249516 Aretha is 21.39 (data provided by JPL Horizons).
Map showing Asteroid 249516 Aretha in Orion on October, 05 2024. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Finder Charts
Sky map showing Asteroid 249516 Aretha in Orion on October, 05 2024.
Field of view: 10x6 degrees. View in interactive sky chart
High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 249516 Aretha is right now.
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Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 249516 Aretha.
Field of view: 60x40 arcmins.
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Distance from Earth
The distance of Asteroid 249516 Aretha from Earth is currently 381,373,865.0 kilometers,
equivalent to 2.5493268267Astronomical Units.
Light takes
21m 12.126s to travel from Asteroid 249516 Aretha and arrive to us.
381,373,865.0
2.5493268267
21m 12.126s
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.
Chart of the distance of Asteroid 249516 Aretha from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
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
Between 1 January 2013 and 30 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
301,094,440 kilometers:
Mon Jan 27 2020
301,094,440
2.012692
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed
with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Light Curve
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.
Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid 249516 Aretha as a function of time
Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 249516 Aretha at epoch
24 February 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5).
Source: JPL Small-Body Database
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 249516 Aretha computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval.
Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.
Compute the position of Asteroid 249516 Aretha for any date and time between 1 January 2013
and 30 December 2100
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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.
Sky map showing Asteroid 249516 Aretha in Orion on October, 05 2024.
Field of view: 10x6 degrees. View in interactive sky chart
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 249516 Aretha.
Field of view: 60x40 arcmins.
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