Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB)
Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) Position
Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) is currently in the constellation of Pisces. The current Right Ascension is 00h 15m 45s and the Declination is +04° 39’ 03”.
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Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) Distance
The distance of Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) from Earth is currently 2,967,005,633 kilometers, equivalent to 19.833208 Astronomical Units. Light takes 2 hours, 44 minutes and 56.8655 seconds to travel from Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) 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 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) to Earth happens on Thu Apr 4 2097 at a distance of 7.45532200 Astronomical Units, or 1,115,300,298 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) is 18.74.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB), 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 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) 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 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) 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 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) 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 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) at epoch 30 May 2020 00:00 UTC (JD: 2459000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.37878365 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 6.93955747° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 8.50178443 AU 1,271,848,851 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
18.86962782 AU 2,822,856,148 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
13.68570613 AU 2,047,352,500 km |
| Orbital period | period |
50.6300 years 18,492.6539 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 1996-Feb-08 15:04:13 2,450,122.1279 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2046-Sep-26 06:45 2,468,614.7818 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 339.81020104484° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 209.2424853523° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 172.83695236834° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.01946719°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) Orbit
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Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Mar 24 | 00h 14m 02s | +04° 28’ 19” | 18.71 | Pisces |
| 2020 Mar 25 | 00h 14m 14s | +04° 29’ 39” | 18.71 | Pisces |
| 2020 Mar 26 | 00h 14m 27s | +04° 31’ 00” | 18.71 | Pisces |
| 2020 Mar 27 | 00h 14m 40s | +04° 32’ 21” | 18.71 | Pisces |
| 2020 Mar 28 | 00h 14m 53s | +04° 33’ 42” | 18.72 | Pisces |
| 2020 Mar 29 | 00h 15m 06s | +04° 35’ 03” | 18.72 | Pisces |
| 2020 Mar 30 | 00h 15m 20s | +04° 36’ 24” | 18.73 | Pisces |
| 2020 Mar 31 | 00h 15m 33s | +04° 37’ 45” | 18.74 | Pisces |
| 2020 Apr 01 | 00h 15m 46s | +04° 39’ 06” | 18.74 | Pisces |
| 2020 Apr 02 | 00h 15m 59s | +04° 40’ 27” | 18.75 | Pisces |
| 2020 Apr 03 | 00h 16m 12s | +04° 41’ 48” | 18.75 | Pisces |
| 2020 Apr 04 | 00h 16m 24s | +04° 43’ 09” | 18.76 | Pisces |
| 2020 Apr 05 | 00h 16m 37s | +04° 44’ 30” | 18.77 | Pisces |
| 2020 Apr 06 | 00h 16m 50s | +04° 45’ 51” | 18.77 | Pisces |