Asteroid 249516 Aretha
Asteroid 249516 Aretha is currently in the constellation of Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 249516 Aretha is 19h 31m 37s and the Declination is -20° 38’ 47” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 249516 Aretha is 21.55 (JPL).
Summary of key facts about Asteroid 249516 Aretha [tip: you can also create a Quick Access page for this data if you access it frequently and would like to have a simpler view]:
- 249516 Aretha is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].
- Given its current magnitude, 249516 Aretha is visible only through long exposure photography.
- See also 249516 Aretha rise and set times.
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Asteroid 249516 Aretha Position and Finder Charts
Below we provide Asteroid 249516 Aretha finder charts showing where the object is right now in the sky with respect to the brightest stars. The first finder chart has a field of view of 50 degrees, while the second one has a field of view of 10 degrees. Click on each finder chart to access a full screen interactive Online Planetarium.
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Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 249516 Aretha is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.
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Asteroid 249516 Aretha Distance from Earth
The distance of Asteroid 249516 Aretha from Earth is currently 395,150,513 kilometers, equivalent to 2.641418 Astronomical Units. Light takes 21 minutes and 58.0802 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 301,094,440 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 21.55.
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
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
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.
Asteroid 249516 Aretha Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 249516 Aretha at epoch 20 January 2022 00:00 UTC (JD: 2459600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
Element | Symbol | Value |
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Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.05448938 |
Orbit inclination | i | 10.41439399° |
Perihelion distance | q | 2.99121147 AU 447,478,868 km |
Aphelion distance | Q |
3.33597598 AU 499,054,904 km |
Semi-major axis | a |
3.16359372 AU 473,266,886 km |
Orbital period | period |
5.6270 years 2,055.2728 days |
Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2020-Jan-09 05:47:13 2,458,857.7411 JD |
Next perihelion transit | 2025-Aug-25 12:20 2,460,913.0140 JD |
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Argument of perihelion | peri | 21.827634634663° |
Longitude of the ascending node | node | 101.5577213512° |
Mean anomaly | M | 130.10106798° |
Mean motion | n | 0.17515923°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 249516 Aretha Orbit
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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 |
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2022 May 09 | 19h 31m 18s | -20° 25’ 40” | 21.67 | Sagittarius |
2022 May 10 | 19h 31m 24s | -20° 27’ 09” | 21.65 | Sagittarius |
2022 May 11 | 19h 31m 29s | -20° 28’ 41” | 21.64 | Sagittarius |
2022 May 12 | 19h 31m 33s | -20° 30’ 20” | 21.62 | Sagittarius |
2022 May 13 | 19h 31m 36s | -20° 32’ 00” | 21.61 | Sagittarius |
2022 May 14 | 19h 31m 38s | -20° 33’ 47” | 21.59 | Sagittarius |
2022 May 15 | 19h 31m 40s | -20° 35’ 35” | 21.58 | Sagittarius |
2022 May 16 | 19h 31m 38s | -20° 37’ 29” | 21.56 | Sagittarius |
2022 May 17 | 19h 31m 36s | -20° 39’ 26” | 21.55 | Sagittarius |
2022 May 18 | 19h 31m 32s | -20° 41’ 29” | 21.53 | Sagittarius |
2022 May 19 | 19h 31m 27s | -20° 43’ 35” | 21.52 | Sagittarius |
2022 May 20 | 19h 31m 22s | -20° 45’ 44” | 21.50 | Sagittarius |
2022 May 21 | 19h 31m 14s | -20° 47’ 57” | 21.48 | Sagittarius |
2022 May 22 | 19h 31m 05s | -20° 50’ 16” | 21.47 | Sagittarius |