Asteroid 14 Irene
Asteroid 14 Irene Position
Asteroid 14 Irene is currently in the constellation of Cetus. The current Right Ascension is 01h 16m 33s and the Declination is -03° 11’ 54”.
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Asteroid 14 Irene Distance
The distance of Asteroid 14 Irene from Earth is currently 323,883,083 kilometers, equivalent to 2.165025 Astronomical Units. Light takes 18 minutes and 0.3577 seconds to travel from Asteroid 14 Irene and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 14 Irene 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 14 Irene from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Asteroid 14 Irene to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 14 Irene to Earth happens on Fri Apr 2 2088 at a distance of 1.17527607 Astronomical Units, or 175,818,797 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid 14 Irene brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 14 Irene is 11.11.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 14 Irene, 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 14 Irene 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 14 Irene 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 14 Irene 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 14 Irene Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 14 Irene at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.16658231 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 9.12164360° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 2.15485753 AU 322,362,099 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
3.01627708 AU 451,228,630 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
2.58556731 AU 386,795,364 km |
| Orbital period | period |
4.1600 years 1,518.5608 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2017-May-31 06:19:29 2,457,904.7635 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2021-Jul-27 19:47 2,459,423.3244 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 97.858991327515° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 86.122661325272° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 164.93585160379° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.23706656°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 14 Irene Orbit
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Asteroid 14 Irene Physical Data
The following shows the known values of the most important physical parameters of Asteroid 14 Irene. Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Physical Parameter | Value | Relative to Earth |
|---|---|---|
| Diameter | 152 km | 0.0119 |
| Sideral Rotation | 15.0280 hours | 0.6279 |
| Absolute Magnitude | 6.3 | |
| Geometric Albedo | 0.159 |
Asteroid 14 Irene 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 14 Irene computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 14 Irene in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Nov 14 | 01h 21m 03s | -03° 17’ 35” | 10.96 | Cetus |
| 2019 Nov 15 | 01h 20m 26s | -03° 17’ 27” | 10.98 | Cetus |
| 2019 Nov 16 | 01h 19m 49s | -03° 17’ 09” | 11.00 | Cetus |
| 2019 Nov 17 | 01h 19m 13s | -03° 16’ 41” | 11.02 | Cetus |
| 2019 Nov 18 | 01h 18m 38s | -03° 16’ 03” | 11.04 | Cetus |
| 2019 Nov 19 | 01h 18m 03s | -03° 15’ 15” | 11.05 | Cetus |
| 2019 Nov 20 | 01h 17m 31s | -03° 14’ 16” | 11.07 | Cetus |
| 2019 Nov 21 | 01h 17m 00s | -03° 13’ 06” | 11.09 | Cetus |
| 2019 Nov 22 | 01h 16m 32s | -03° 11’ 48” | 11.11 | Cetus |
| 2019 Nov 23 | 01h 16m 03s | -03° 10’ 19” | 11.13 | Cetus |
| 2019 Nov 24 | 01h 15m 36s | -03° 08’ 40” | 11.14 | Cetus |
| 2019 Nov 25 | 01h 15m 10s | -03° 06’ 52” | 11.16 | Cetus |
| 2019 Nov 26 | 01h 14m 45s | -03° 04’ 54” | 11.18 | Cetus |
| 2019 Nov 27 | 01h 14m 22s | -03° 02’ 45” | 11.20 | Cetus |