Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3)

Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) is currently in the constellation of Aries. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) is 03h 13m 26s and the Declination is +20° 08’ 10” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt). The current magnitude of Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) is 22.03 (JPL).

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) from Greenwich, United Kingdom edit_location_alt (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

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Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) from Earth is currently 292,649,021 kilometers, equivalent to 1.956238 Astronomical Units. Light takes 16 minutes and 16.1721 seconds to travel from Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) 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.

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Closest Approach of Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) to Earth

Between 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) to Earth happens on Sun Dec 6 2076 at a distance of 0.010460 Astronomical Units, or 1,564,794 kilometers:

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

Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) Brightness and Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3), 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.

Visualization of Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) 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 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 162173 Ryugu (1999 JU3) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2023 May 28	02h 44m 31s	+18° 25’ 38”	22.08	Aries
2023 May 29	02h 48m 21s	+18° 40’ 20”	22.07	Aries
2023 May 30	02h 52m 13s	+18° 54’ 47”	22.07	Aries
2023 May 31	02h 56m 06s	+19° 08’ 57”	22.06	Aries
2023 Jun 01	02h 59m 58s	+19° 22’ 53”	22.05	Aries
2023 Jun 02	03h 03m 53s	+19° 36’ 30”	22.05	Aries
2023 Jun 03	03h 07m 50s	+19° 49’ 51”	22.04	Aries
2023 Jun 04	03h 11m 48s	+20° 02’ 56”	22.03	Aries
2023 Jun 05	03h 15m 47s	+20° 15’ 42”	22.02	Aries
2023 Jun 06	03h 19m 46s	+20° 28’ 09”	22.02	Aries
2023 Jun 07	03h 23m 48s	+20° 40’ 18”	22.01	Aries
2023 Jun 08	03h 27m 50s	+20° 52’ 08”	22.00	Aries
2023 Jun 09	03h 31m 54s	+21° 03’ 37”	21.99	Taurus
2023 Jun 10	03h 35m 57s	+21° 14’ 47”	21.99	Taurus