Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36)
Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) Position
Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) is currently in the constellation of Scorpius. The current Right Ascension is 16h 25m 35s and the Declination is -26° 05’ 20”.
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Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) Distance
The distance of Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) from Earth is currently 263,011,354 kilometers, equivalent to 1.758122 Astronomical Units. Light takes 14 minutes and 37.3114 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 23.90.
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 Oct 09 | 16h 02m 29s | -25° 18’ 24” | 23.92 | Scorpius |
| 2019 Oct 10 | 16h 05m 38s | -25° 25’ 33” | 23.92 | Scorpius |
| 2019 Oct 11 | 16h 08m 48s | -25° 32’ 31” | 23.92 | Scorpius |
| 2019 Oct 12 | 16h 11m 58s | -25° 39’ 15” | 23.91 | Scorpius |
| 2019 Oct 13 | 16h 15m 10s | -25° 45’ 46” | 23.91 | Scorpius |
| 2019 Oct 14 | 16h 18m 21s | -25° 52’ 02” | 23.90 | Scorpius |
| 2019 Oct 15 | 16h 21m 33s | -25° 58’ 05” | 23.90 | Scorpius |
| 2019 Oct 16 | 16h 24m 47s | -26° 03’ 55” | 23.90 | Scorpius |
| 2019 Oct 17 | 16h 28m 00s | -26° 09’ 29” | 23.89 | Scorpius |
| 2019 Oct 18 | 16h 31m 15s | -26° 14’ 49” | 23.89 | Scorpius |
| 2019 Oct 19 | 16h 34m 31s | -26° 19’ 56” | 23.88 | Scorpius |
| 2019 Oct 20 | 16h 37m 46s | -26° 24’ 47” | 23.88 | Scorpius |
| 2019 Oct 21 | 16h 41m 03s | -26° 29’ 25” | 23.88 | Scorpius |
| 2019 Oct 22 | 16h 44m 20s | -26° 33’ 47” | 23.87 | Scorpius |