Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua)

Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) is currently in the constellation of Pegasus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) is 23h 51m 29s and the Declination is +22° 19’ 27” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) is 35.79 (JPL).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua)?)
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• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua)?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

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Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) from Earth is currently 3,343,093,942 kilometers, equivalent to 22.347203 Astronomical Units. Light takes 3 hours, 5 minutes and 51.3611 seconds to travel from Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) 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 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) to Earth happens on Sun Oct 15 2017 at a distance of 0.161991 Astronomical Units, or 24,233,512 kilometers:

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

Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) is 35.79.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua), 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 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) 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 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) 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.

Visualization of Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) 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 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Jan 18	23h 50m 45s	+22° 21’ 12”	35.77	Pegasus
2021 Jan 19	23h 50m 52s	+22° 20’ 53”	35.77	Pegasus
2021 Jan 20	23h 50m 57s	+22° 20’ 35”	35.78	Pegasus
2021 Jan 21	23h 51m 02s	+22° 20’ 20”	35.78	Pegasus
2021 Jan 22	23h 51m 08s	+22° 20’ 04”	35.78	Pegasus
2021 Jan 23	23h 51m 15s	+22° 19’ 51”	35.79	Pegasus
2021 Jan 24	23h 51m 21s	+22° 19’ 40”	35.79	Pegasus
2021 Jan 25	23h 51m 28s	+22° 19’ 29”	35.79	Pegasus
2021 Jan 26	23h 51m 33s	+22° 19’ 22”	35.80	Pegasus
2021 Jan 27	23h 51m 41s	+22° 19’ 14”	35.80	Pegasus
2021 Jan 28	23h 51m 47s	+22° 19’ 09”	35.80	Pegasus
2021 Jan 29	23h 51m 55s	+22° 19’ 05”	35.80	Pegasus
2021 Jan 30	23h 52m 01s	+22° 19’ 01”	35.81	Pegasus
2021 Jan 31	23h 52m 09s	+22° 19’ 00”	35.81	Pegasus