Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12)

Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) is currently in the constellation of Taurus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) is 03h 53m 55s and the Declination is +07° 58’ 24” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) is 20.61 (JPL).

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• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) orbital parameters.
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• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) for the past and next 7 days.
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Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) from Earth is currently 12,493,459,701 kilometers, equivalent to 83.513620 Astronomical Units. Light takes 11 hours, 34 minutes and 33.6958 seconds to travel from Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) 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 90377 Sedna from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) to Earth happens on Tue Dec 29 2076 at a distance of 75.214558 Astronomical Units, or 11,251,937,771 kilometers:

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

Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) is 20.61.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12), 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 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) 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 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) 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 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) 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 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 20	03h 54m 11s	+07° 59’ 43”	20.63	Taurus
2020 Oct 21	03h 54m 08s	+07° 59’ 32”	20.62	Taurus
2020 Oct 22	03h 54m 06s	+07° 59’ 21”	20.62	Taurus
2020 Oct 23	03h 54m 05s	+07° 59’ 11”	20.62	Taurus
2020 Oct 24	03h 54m 02s	+07° 58’ 59”	20.62	Taurus
2020 Oct 25	03h 54m 01s	+07° 58’ 50”	20.62	Taurus
2020 Oct 26	03h 53m 58s	+07° 58’ 39”	20.62	Taurus
2020 Oct 27	03h 53m 57s	+07° 58’ 28”	20.61	Taurus
2020 Oct 28	03h 53m 53s	+07° 58’ 18”	20.61	Taurus
2020 Oct 29	03h 53m 52s	+07° 58’ 08”	20.61	Taurus
2020 Oct 30	03h 53m 49s	+07° 57’ 57”	20.61	Taurus
2020 Oct 31	03h 53m 48s	+07° 57’ 47”	20.61	Taurus
2020 Nov 01	03h 53m 45s	+07° 57’ 38”	20.61	Taurus
2020 Nov 02	03h 53m 43s	+07° 57’ 28”	20.60	Taurus