Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36)
Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) is currently in the constellation of Ophiucus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) is 17h 12m 58s and the Declination is -26° 10’ 10” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]).
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- 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].
- See also 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) rise and set times.
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Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) Position and Finder Charts
Below we provide Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) 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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Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) Distance from Earth
The distance of Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) from Earth is currently 248,413,118 kilometers, equivalent to 1.660539 Astronomical Units. Light takes 13 minutes and 48.6170 seconds to travel from Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) 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 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) to Earth happens on Thu Sep 23 2060 at a distance of 0.005008 Astronomical Units, or 749,209 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) is -100.00.
Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) 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 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) 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 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) 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 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) at epoch 31 December 2010 00:00 UTC (JD: 2455562.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
Element | Symbol | Value |
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Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.20374508 |
Orbit inclination | i | 6.03494377° |
Perihelion distance | q | 0.89689440 AU 134,173,493 km |
Aphelion distance | Q |
1.35588765 AU 202,837,906 km |
Semi-major axis | a |
1.12639103 AU 168,505,699 km |
Orbital period | period |
1.1955 years 436.6487 days |
Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2010-Aug-30 15:24:23 2,455,439.1419 JD |
Next perihelion transit | 2011-Nov-10 06:58 2,455,875.7907 JD |
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Argument of perihelion | peri | 66.223060840843° |
Longitude of the ascending node | node | 2.0608661956964° |
Mean anomaly | M | 101.70395200246° |
Mean motion | n | 0.82446135°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) Orbit
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Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
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2023 Jan 25 | 16h 48m 51s | -25° 14’ 00” | N.A. | Scorpius |
2023 Jan 26 | 16h 51m 59s | -25° 22’ 05” | N.A. | Scorpius |
2023 Jan 27 | 16h 55m 08s | -25° 29’ 57” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2023 Jan 28 | 16h 58m 15s | -25° 37’ 35” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2023 Jan 29 | 17h 01m 24s | -25° 44’ 57” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2023 Jan 30 | 17h 04m 33s | -25° 52’ 08” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2023 Jan 31 | 17h 07m 42s | -25° 59’ 03” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2023 Feb 01 | 17h 10m 51s | -26° 05’ 44” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2023 Feb 02 | 17h 14m 00s | -26° 12’ 12” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2023 Feb 03 | 17h 17m 11s | -26° 18’ 25” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2023 Feb 04 | 17h 20m 20s | -26° 24’ 25” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2023 Feb 05 | 17h 23m 29s | -26° 30’ 11” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2023 Feb 06 | 17h 26m 39s | -26° 35’ 43” | N.A. | Ophiucus |
2023 Feb 07 | 17h 29m 48s | -26° 40’ 59” | N.A. | Ophiucus |