Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12)
Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) Position
Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) is currently in the constellation of Taurus. The current Right Ascension is 03h 49m 16s and the Declination is +07° 56’ 19”.
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Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) Distance
The distance of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) from Earth is currently 12,745,954,362 kilometers, equivalent to 85.201442 Astronomical Units. Light takes 11 hours, 48 minutes and 35.9273 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 75.21455818 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 20.69.
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
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
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.
Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) at epoch 30 May 2020 00:00 UTC (JD: 2459000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.84258739 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 11.93069190° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 76.25671132 AU 11,407,841,663 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
892.62006003 AU 133,534,060,592 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
484.43838568 AU 72,470,951,128 km |
| Orbital period | period |
10,662.6700 years 3,894,540.7217 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2076-Mar-09 08:44:18 2,479,371.8641 JD |
| Argument of perihelion | peri | 311.35220429883° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 144.24786690597° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 358.11693044203° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.00009244°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) Orbit
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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 Mar 21 | 03h 49m 01s | +07° 54’ 39” | 20.69 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 22 | 03h 49m 04s | +07° 54’ 52” | 20.69 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 23 | 03h 49m 05s | +07° 55’ 06” | 20.69 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 24 | 03h 49m 08s | +07° 55’ 19” | 20.69 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 25 | 03h 49m 09s | +07° 55’ 33” | 20.69 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 26 | 03h 49m 11s | +07° 55’ 46” | 20.69 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 27 | 03h 49m 14s | +07° 56’ 00” | 20.69 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 28 | 03h 49m 15s | +07° 56’ 13” | 20.69 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 29 | 03h 49m 18s | +07° 56’ 27” | 20.69 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 30 | 03h 49m 19s | +07° 56’ 42” | 20.69 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 31 | 03h 49m 22s | +07° 56’ 54” | 20.69 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 01 | 03h 49m 23s | +07° 57’ 08” | 20.69 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 02 | 03h 49m 26s | +07° 57’ 23” | 20.69 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 03 | 03h 49m 28s | +07° 57’ 36” | 20.69 | Taurus |