Asteroid 87 Sylvia
Asteroid 87 Sylvia is currently in the constellation of Libra. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 87 Sylvia is 15h 01m 04s and the Declination is -10° 32’ 26” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 87 Sylvia is 12.12 (JPL).
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- 87 Sylvia is below the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom [change].
- Given its current magnitude, 87 Sylvia is visible with the help of a telescope havng an aperture of 4 inches (100mm) or more.
- See also 87 Sylvia rise and set times.
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Asteroid 87 Sylvia Position and Finder Charts
Below we provide Asteroid 87 Sylvia finder charts showing where the object is right now in the sky with respect to the brightest stars. The first finder chart has a field of view of 50 degrees, while the second one has a field of view of 10 degrees. Click on each finder chart to access a full screen interactive Online Planetarium.
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Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 87 Sylvia is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.
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Asteroid 87 Sylvia Distance from Earth
The distance of Asteroid 87 Sylvia from Earth is currently 382,938,162 kilometers, equivalent to 2.559784 Astronomical Units. Light takes 21 minutes and 17.3442 seconds to travel from Asteroid 87 Sylvia and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 87 Sylvia 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 87 Sylvia from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.
Closest approach of Asteroid 87 Sylvia to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 87 Sylvia to Earth happens on Mon Aug 22 2095 at a distance of 2.153632 Astronomical Units, or 322,178,833 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid 87 Sylvia brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 87 Sylvia is 12.12.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 87 Sylvia, 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 87 Sylvia 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 87 Sylvia 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 87 Sylvia 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 87 Sylvia Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 87 Sylvia at epoch 20 January 2022 00:00 UTC (JD: 2459600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
Element | Symbol | Value |
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Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.09395194 |
Orbit inclination | i | 10.87701235° |
Perihelion distance | q | 3.15284168 AU 471,658,403 km |
Aphelion distance | Q |
3.80670455 AU 569,474,896 km |
Semi-major axis | a |
3.47977311 AU 520,566,649 km |
Orbital period | period |
6.4913 years 2,370.9632 days |
Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2024-Feb-23 04:41:03 2,460,363.6952 JD |
Argument of perihelion | peri | 263.93274823405° |
Longitude of the ascending node | node | 73.014103732517° |
Mean anomaly | M | 244.1187164123° |
Mean motion | n | 0.15183702°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 87 Sylvia Orbit
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Asteroid 87 Sylvia 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 87 Sylvia computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 87 Sylvia in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
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2022 May 09 | 15h 06m 48s | -10° 39’ 33” | 12.03 | Libra |
2022 May 10 | 15h 06m 03s | -10° 38’ 27” | 12.03 | Libra |
2022 May 11 | 15h 05m 18s | -10° 37’ 26” | 12.04 | Libra |
2022 May 12 | 15h 04m 32s | -10° 36’ 25” | 12.05 | Libra |
2022 May 13 | 15h 03m 47s | -10° 35’ 29” | 12.06 | Libra |
2022 May 14 | 15h 03m 02s | -10° 34’ 35” | 12.07 | Libra |
2022 May 15 | 15h 02m 17s | -10° 33’ 42” | 12.09 | Libra |
2022 May 16 | 15h 01m 32s | -10° 32’ 53” | 12.11 | Libra |
2022 May 17 | 15h 00m 47s | -10° 32’ 08” | 12.12 | Libra |
2022 May 18 | 15h 00m 03s | -10° 31’ 24” | 12.14 | Libra |
2022 May 19 | 14h 59m 18s | -10° 30’ 46” | 12.16 | Libra |
2022 May 20 | 14h 58m 36s | -10° 30’ 10” | 12.17 | Libra |
2022 May 21 | 14h 57m 51s | -10° 29’ 36” | 12.19 | Libra |
2022 May 22 | 14h 57m 09s | -10° 29’ 07” | 12.21 | Libra |