Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) Position Calculator
Compute the position of Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) for any date and time between 1 January 2013
and 30 December 2100
and visualize the results on an interactive sky map.
Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) is in the constellation of
Pegasus,
at a distance of 6,577,723,510.0 kilometers from Earth.
The current Right Ascension is
23h 51m 50s
and the Declination is +24° 00’ 03”
(apparent coordinates).
The magnitude of Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) is 38.70 (data provided by JPL Horizons).
Sky map showing Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) in Pegasus on December, 08 2024.
Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart
High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) is right now.
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Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua).
Field of view: 60x40 arcmins.
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Distance from Earth
The distance of Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) from Earth is currently 6,577,723,510.0 kilometers,
equivalent to 43.9693658688Astronomical Units.
Light takes
6h 5m 40.924s to travel from Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) and arrive to us.
6,577,723,510.0
43.9693658688
6h 5m 40.924s
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.
Chart of the distance of Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
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
Between 1 January 2013 and 30 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
24,233,513 kilometers:
Sun Oct 15 2017
24,233,513
0.161991
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed
with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Light Curve
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.
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
22 November 2017 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458080.5).
Source: JPL Small-Body Database
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.
Compute the position of Asteroid 1I/2017 U1 (Oumuamua) for any date and time between 1 January 2013
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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.