Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36)
Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) Position
Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension is 13h 41m 27s and the Declination is -15° 57’ 55”.
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Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) Distance
The distance of Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) from Earth is currently 224,287,081 kilometers, equivalent to 1.499267 Astronomical Units. Light takes 12 minutes and 28.1412 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 0.00500833 Astronomical Units, or 749,235 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 23.91.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36), 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 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, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.20374511 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 6.03493953° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.89689436 AU 134,173,487 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
1.35588769 AU 202,837,911 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
1.12639103 AU 168,505,699 km |
| Orbital period | period |
1.2000 years 436.6487 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2010-Aug-30 15:24:24 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 | 66.223068460884° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 2.0608673293736° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 101.70394794733° |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Aug 14 | 13h 22m 13s | -14° 07’ 49” | 23.88 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 15 | 13h 24m 51s | -14° 23’ 17” | 23.89 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 16 | 13h 27m 29s | -14° 38’ 41” | 23.89 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 17 | 13h 30m 07s | -14° 54’ 00” | 23.90 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 18 | 13h 32m 47s | -15° 09’ 11” | 23.90 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 19 | 13h 35m 26s | -15° 24’ 17” | 23.90 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 20 | 13h 38m 07s | -15° 39’ 17” | 23.91 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 21 | 13h 40m 46s | -15° 54’ 11” | 23.91 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 22 | 13h 43m 27s | -16° 08’ 57” | 23.92 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 23 | 13h 46m 08s | -16° 23’ 39” | 23.92 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 24 | 13h 48m 50s | -16° 38’ 12” | 23.92 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 25 | 13h 51m 32s | -16° 52’ 41” | 23.93 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 26 | 13h 54m 14s | -17° 07’ 01” | 23.93 | Virgo |
| 2019 Aug 27 | 13h 56m 57s | -17° 21’ 15” | 23.93 | Virgo |