Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36)

Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) is currently in the constellation of Libra. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) is 15h 16m 16s and the Declination is -21° 34’ 47” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) is 23.72 (JPL).

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• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) for the past and next 7 days.
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Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) from Earth is currently 334,635,695 kilometers, equivalent to 2.236901 Astronomical Units. Light takes 18 minutes and 36.2245 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.

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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 749,230 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 23.72.

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

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.

Visualization of Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) and the planets along their orbits in this diagram accurately represents the current configuration of the objects in the Solar System. This is an experimental feature and it requires a WebGL enabled browser. Please provide us feedback!

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
2020 Oct 17	14h 51m 57s	-19° 50’ 21”	23.77	Libra
2020 Oct 18	14h 54m 59s	-20° 04’ 05”	23.76	Libra
2020 Oct 19	14h 58m 00s	-20° 17’ 35”	23.76	Libra
2020 Oct 20	15h 01m 01s	-20° 30’ 56”	23.75	Libra
2020 Oct 21	15h 04m 04s	-20° 44’ 04”	23.74	Libra
2020 Oct 22	15h 07m 05s	-20° 57’ 02”	23.74	Libra
2020 Oct 23	15h 10m 09s	-21° 09’ 48”	23.73	Libra
2020 Oct 24	15h 13m 13s	-21° 22’ 23”	23.73	Libra
2020 Oct 25	15h 16m 17s	-21° 34’ 46”	23.72	Libra
2020 Oct 26	15h 19m 22s	-21° 46’ 58”	23.71	Libra
2020 Oct 27	15h 22m 27s	-21° 58’ 57”	23.71	Libra
2020 Oct 28	15h 25m 32s	-22° 10’ 42”	23.70	Libra
2020 Oct 29	15h 28m 37s	-22° 22’ 18”	23.69	Libra
2020 Oct 30	15h 31m 45s	-22° 33’ 39”	23.69	Libra