Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T)

Asteroid 349 Dembowska is a main-belt asteroid that was discovered on February 9, 1892, by Max Wolf at the Heidelberg Observatory in Germany. It is named after the Polish astronomer, Anna Dembowska. This asteroid has an irregular shape with dimensions of 139.77±4.3 × 140 × 145.23±17.21 km, and a rotation period of 4.7 hours. Its surface is relatively bright and is composed of silicate minerals and some metallic nickel-iron. Dembowska has an orbital period of 4.32 years and a distance from the Sun of about 2.4 astronomical units.

Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) is currently in the constellation of Leo. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) is 09h 59m 08s and the Declination is +19° 28’ 46” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt). The current magnitude of Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) is 11.82 (JPL).

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) for the past and next 7 days.
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Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) from Earth is currently 544,614,266 kilometers, equivalent to 3.640522 Astronomical Units. Light takes 30 minutes and 16.6376 seconds to travel from Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) 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 349 Dembowska from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest Approach of Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) to Earth

Between 1 January 1900 and 31 December 2099, the closest approach of Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) to Earth happens on Wed Nov 24 2077 at a distance of 1.740168 Astronomical Units, or 260,325,416 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) Brightness and Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T), 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.

Visualization of Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) 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 349 Dembowska (1892 T) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 349 Dembowska (1892 T) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 Sep 26	09h 49m 05s	+20° 13’ 36”	11.82	Leo
2023 Sep 27	09h 50m 30s	+20° 07’ 23”	11.82	Leo
2023 Sep 28	09h 51m 52s	+20° 01’ 11”	11.82	Leo
2023 Sep 29	09h 53m 17s	+19° 55’ 00”	11.82	Leo
2023 Sep 30	09h 54m 39s	+19° 48’ 50”	11.82	Leo
2023 Oct 01	09h 56m 02s	+19° 42’ 39”	11.82	Leo
2023 Oct 02	09h 57m 24s	+19° 36’ 30”	11.82	Leo
2023 Oct 03	09h 58m 46s	+19° 30’ 23”	11.82	Leo
2023 Oct 04	10h 00m 07s	+19° 24’ 15”	11.82	Leo
2023 Oct 05	10h 01m 28s	+19° 18’ 10”	11.82	Leo
2023 Oct 06	10h 02m 49s	+19° 12’ 05”	11.82	Leo
2023 Oct 07	10h 04m 09s	+19° 06’ 01”	11.82	Leo
2023 Oct 08	10h 05m 30s	+18° 59’ 58”	11.82	Leo
2023 Oct 09	10h 06m 48s	+18° 53’ 57”	11.81	Leo