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Ephemeris Calculator
Compute Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 ephemerides for any date and time between 01 Jan 2013 and 31 Dec 2100 and display the predicted position in an interactive sky map.
How Far is Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 from Earth?
The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 from Earth is currently 38,780,987 kilometers, equivalent to 0.259235 Astronomical Units. Light takes 2 minutes and 9.3594 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 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.
Closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2016 VY1 to Earth happens on Tue Nov 13 2029 at a distance of 0.00675878 Astronomical Units, or 1,011,100 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.