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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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.

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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 749,209 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

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
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