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TimezoneAustralia/Melbourne
Sunrise: 7:29 
Transit: 12:17 
Sunset: 17:05
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Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12)

Below the horizon.  Rise: 5:59 | Tran: 11:33 | Set: 17:03
Alt: -25.01°   Az: 98.55°   Direction: East

Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) is in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 12,587,945,422.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 04h 05m 43s and the Declination is +08° 54’ 10” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) is 20.80.

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) in Taurus on June, 04 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) in Taurus on June, 04 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

90377 Sedna
RA: 04h 04m 20s
Dec: +08° 50’ 05”
Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12). Field of view: 60x40 arcmins. View in deep sky object tracker

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 05m 43s
+08° 54’ 10”
16h 20m 26s
20h 26m 09s

J2000

04h 04m 20s
+08° 50’ 05”

Additional Information

Taurus
20.80

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) from Cranbourne, Australia (all times relative to the local timezone Australia/Melbourne):

Azimuth: 81.1°
Max altitude: 43.0°
Azimuth: 278.9°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) from Earth is currently 12,587,945,422.0 kilometers, equivalent to 84.1452178637 Astronomical Units. Light takes 11h 39m 48.866s to travel from Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) and arrive to us.

12,587,945,422.0
84.1452178637
11h 39m 48.866s

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.

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

Closest Approach

Between 1 January 1900 and 31 December 2099, the closest approach of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) to Earth happens on Tue Dec 29 2076 at a distance of 75.217298 Astronomical Units, or 11,252,347,695 kilometers:

Tue Dec 29 2076
11,252,347,695
75.217298

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 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.

Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 90377 Sedna (2003 VB12) at epoch 24 February 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.85650695
Orbit inclination i 11.93034000°
Perihelion distance q 76.38227795 AU
11,426,626,164 km
Aphelion distance Q 988.23066284 AU
147,837,203,218 km
Semi-major axis a 532.30647040 AU
79,631,914,691 km
Orbital period period 12,281.4832 years
4,485,811.7555 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2075-May-15 01:52:31
2,479,072.5781 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 310.86879009292°
Longitude of the ascending node node 144.25847763982°
Mean anomaly M 358.46940787854°
Mean motion n 0.00008025°/day
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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. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 May 28 04h 05m 18s +08° 53’ 07” 20.79 Taurus
2025 May 29 04h 05m 21s +08° 53’ 16” 20.80 Taurus
2025 May 30 04h 05m 24s +08° 53’ 25” 20.80 Taurus
2025 May 31 04h 05m 27s +08° 53’ 33” 20.80 Taurus
2025 Jun 01 04h 05m 30s +08° 53’ 41” 20.80 Taurus
2025 Jun 02 04h 05m 34s +08° 53’ 49” 20.80 Taurus
2025 Jun 03 04h 05m 37s +08° 53’ 57” 20.80 Taurus
2025 Jun 04 04h 05m 40s +08° 54’ 05” 20.80 Taurus
2025 Jun 05 04h 05m 43s +08° 54’ 12” 20.80 Taurus
2025 Jun 06 04h 05m 46s +08° 54’ 18” 20.81 Taurus
2025 Jun 07 04h 05m 49s +08° 54’ 26” 20.81 Taurus
2025 Jun 08 04h 05m 52s +08° 54’ 33” 20.81 Taurus
2025 Jun 09 04h 05m 55s +08° 54’ 39” 20.81 Taurus
2025 Jun 10 04h 05m 58s +08° 54’ 46” 20.81 Taurus

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