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Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua)

Above the horizon.  Rise: 22:15 | Tran: 6:39 | Set: 14:58
Alt: 61.64°   Az: 205.15°   Direction: South-West

Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) is in the constellation of Pegasus, at a distance of 7,110,720,698.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 00h 01m 34s and the Declination is +24° 52’ 31” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) is 39.02.

Finder Charts

The sky charts below show, at different resolutions, the position of asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) in the sky. Click on each chart to access the interactive star map tool.

Star map showing the position of asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) in the constellation of Pegasus on F, d Y. Field of view: 50x30 degrees. View interactive star map.
Star map showing the position of asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) in the constellation of Pegasus on F, d Y. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive star map.

The following map uses photographic imagery from the Digitized Sky Survey (DSS) to realistically visualize the precise position of asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) against the stars in the background. The horizontal size of the map measures 60 arcminutes. Click on the image to access a more detailed full-screen view.

1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua)
RA: 00h 00m 15s
Dec: +24° 44’ 00”
Simplified high-resolution deep sky chart showing the current position of asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua). Field of view: 60 x 40 arcminutes. Go to the dedicated page

Equatorial Coordinates

Apparent

00h 01m 34s
+24° 52’ 31”
00h 51m 26s
00h 53m 00s

J2000

00h 00m 15s
+24° 44’ 00”

Additional Information

Pegasus
39.02

Rise and Set Times

The following table lists today's rise, transit and set times of asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 65.1°
Max altitude: 63.4°
Azimuth: 294.9°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) from Earth is currently 7,110,720,698.0 kilometers, equivalent to 47.5322320079 Astronomical Units. Light takes 6h 35m 18.811s to travel from asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) and arrive to us.

7,110,720,698.0
47.5322320079
6h 35m 18.811s

The following graph shows the distance of asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance is measured in Astronomical Units and the data is sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
Note: The values in this chart may not be entirely accurate around the time of closest approach for objects passing very close to Earth at high speed (e.g., Near-Earth Objects).

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 tracker.

Closest Approach to Earth

In the period between January 1, 2013 and December 30, 2100, the closest approach of asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) to Earth happened on Sunday 15 October 2017 at a distance of 0.161991 Astronomical Units, or 24,233,513 kilometers:

Sunday 15 October 2017
24,233,513
0.161991

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

Light Curve

The following chart shows the light curve of asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua), i.e., its apparent magnitude as a function of time. The curve is calculated using the latest ephemerides provided by JPL Horizons. The magnitude data is sampled with the interval of 2 days. Because of this sampling, inaccuracies may occur for objects that have large variations of brightness over a few days. For comets, large discrepancies can arise between the calculated brightness and the observations due to their highly dynamic, and not always precisely predictable, behavior.

Chart of the magnitude of asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) at epoch November, 22 2017 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458080.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 1.20113380
Orbit inclination i 122.74170628°
Perihelion distance q 0.25591158 AU
38,283,828 km
Aphelion distance Q n.a.
Semi-major axis a n.a.
Orbital period period n.a.
Date of perihelion transit Tp September 9, 2017
2,458,006.0073 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 241.81053603049°
Longitude of the ascending node node 24.596909555232°
Mean anomaly M 51.157619793825°
Mean motion n 0.68674695°/day

Orbit Visualization

The following chart is a 3D animated visualization of the orbit of asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) relative to the other major objects in the Solar System. You can access more advanced features using our 3D Solar System Viewer.

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. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
Jun 20 2025 00h 01m 36s +24° 48’ 53” 39.02 Pegasus
Jun 21 2025 00h 01m 36s +24° 49’ 24” 39.02 Pegasus
Jun 22 2025 00h 01m 36s +24° 49’ 55” 39.02 Pegasus
Jun 23 2025 00h 01m 35s +24° 50’ 26” 39.02 Pegasus
Jun 24 2025 00h 01m 35s +24° 50’ 56” 39.02 Pegasus
Jun 25 2025 00h 01m 35s +24° 51’ 25” 39.02 Pegasus
Jun 26 2025 00h 01m 34s +24° 51’ 54” 39.02 Pegasus
Jun 27 2025 00h 01m 34s +24° 52’ 23” 39.02 Pegasus
Jun 28 2025 00h 01m 33s +24° 52’ 51” 39.02 Pegasus
Jun 29 2025 00h 01m 32s +24° 53’ 18” 39.02 Pegasus
Jun 30 2025 00h 01m 32s +24° 53’ 45” 39.02 Pegasus
Jul 01 2025 00h 01m 31s +24° 54’ 11” 39.02 Pegasus
Jul 02 2025 00h 01m 30s +24° 54’ 37” 39.03 Pegasus
Jul 03 2025 00h 01m 29s +24° 55’ 03” 39.03 Pegasus

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