Asteroid 17 Thetis

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• Position (see also Where is Asteroid 17 Thetis?)
• Distance (see also How far is Asteroid 17 Thetis from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 17 Thetis rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 17 Thetis?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 17 Thetis orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 17 Thetis with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• Physical data. Detailed information about physical properties of Asteroid 17 Thetis, such as mass and geometric properties.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 17 Thetis for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 17 Thetis in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 17 Thetis with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Closest approach of Asteroid 17 Thetis to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid 17 Thetis to Earth happens on Sun Jun 10 2035 at a distance of 1.13909773 Astronomical Units, or 170,406,595 kilometers:

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

Asteroid 17 Thetis brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 17 Thetis is 12.52.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 17 Thetis, 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 17 Thetis rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 17 Thetis 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 17 Thetis 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 17 Thetis Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 17 Thetis with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 17 Thetis 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 17 Thetis 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 17 Thetis computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 17 Thetis in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Feb 14	19h 55m 45s	-19° 19’ 59”	12.48	Sagittarius
2020 Feb 15	19h 57m 57s	-19° 14’ 58”	12.49	Sagittarius
2020 Feb 16	20h 00m 10s	-19° 09’ 51”	12.49	Sagittarius
2020 Feb 17	20h 02m 21s	-19° 04’ 41”	12.50	Sagittarius
2020 Feb 18	20h 04m 32s	-18° 59’ 23”	12.50	Sagittarius
2020 Feb 19	20h 06m 43s	-18° 54’ 02”	12.51	Sagittarius
2020 Feb 20	20h 08m 53s	-18° 48’ 33”	12.51	Capricornus
2020 Feb 21	20h 11m 04s	-18° 43’ 01”	12.51	Capricornus
2020 Feb 22	20h 13m 14s	-18° 37’ 23”	12.52	Capricornus
2020 Feb 23	20h 15m 24s	-18° 31’ 41”	12.52	Capricornus
2020 Feb 24	20h 17m 33s	-18° 25’ 54”	12.52	Capricornus
2020 Feb 25	20h 19m 41s	-18° 20’ 02”	12.53	Capricornus
2020 Feb 26	20h 21m 50s	-18° 14’ 04”	12.53	Capricornus
2020 Feb 27	20h 23m 57s	-18° 08’ 03”	12.53	Capricornus