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 03m 30s and the Declination is +03° 50’ 04”.
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Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) Distance
The distance of Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) from Earth is currently 2,678,857,229 kilometers, equivalent to 17.907055 Astronomical Units. Light takes 2 hours, 28 minutes and 55.7059 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 7.45532122 Astronomical Units, or 1,115,300,182 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 18.62.
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, 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 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 95P/Chiron (1977 UB) at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.38044891 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 6.94668550° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 8.46871920 AU 1,266,902,363 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
18.86952404 AU 2,822,840,623 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
13.66912162 AU 2,044,871,493 km |
| Orbital period | period |
50.5400 years 18,459.0497 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 1996-Feb-23 21:00:32 2,450,137.3754 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2046-Sep-07 22:12 2,468,596.4250 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 339.81615508066° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 209.21437809624° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 165.05318096262° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.01950263°/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Oct 14 | 00h 04m 33s | +03° 57’ 53” | 18.58 | Pisces |
| 2019 Oct 15 | 00h 04m 24s | +03° 56’ 45” | 18.58 | Pisces |
| 2019 Oct 16 | 00h 04m 15s | +03° 55’ 39” | 18.59 | Pisces |
| 2019 Oct 17 | 00h 04m 06s | +03° 54’ 32” | 18.60 | Pisces |
| 2019 Oct 18 | 00h 03m 57s | +03° 53’ 25” | 18.60 | Pisces |
| 2019 Oct 19 | 00h 03m 48s | +03° 52’ 18” | 18.61 | Pisces |
| 2019 Oct 20 | 00h 03m 39s | +03° 51’ 12” | 18.61 | Pisces |
| 2019 Oct 21 | 00h 03m 30s | +03° 50’ 08” | 18.62 | Pisces |
| 2019 Oct 22 | 00h 03m 23s | +03° 49’ 02” | 18.62 | Pisces |
| 2019 Oct 23 | 00h 03m 15s | +03° 47’ 58” | 18.63 | Pisces |
| 2019 Oct 24 | 00h 03m 06s | +03° 46’ 54” | 18.63 | Pisces |
| 2019 Oct 25 | 00h 02m 57s | +03° 45’ 51” | 18.64 | Pisces |
| 2019 Oct 26 | 00h 02m 49s | +03° 44’ 48” | 18.64 | Pisces |
| 2019 Oct 27 | 00h 02m 41s | +03° 43’ 46” | 18.65 | Pisces |