Asteroid 17 Thetis

Asteroid 17 Thetis is currently in the constellation of Aquarius. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 17 Thetis is 22h 59m 11s and the Declination is -13° 31’ 33” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 17 Thetis is 11.74 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 17 Thetis available on TheSkyLive:

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 17 Thetis?)
• Distance from Earth (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.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 17 Thetis is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Asteroid 17 Thetis Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 17 Thetis from Earth is currently 254,198,281 kilometers, equivalent to 1.699211 Astronomical Units. Light takes 14 minutes and 7.9142 seconds to travel from Asteroid 17 Thetis and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 17 Thetis 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 17 Thetis from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

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 1.139098 Astronomical Units, or 170,406,600 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 11.74.

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 Oct 15	23h 00m 39s	-13° 30’ 24”	11.54	Aquarius
2020 Oct 16	23h 00m 23s	-13° 31’ 15”	11.57	Aquarius
2020 Oct 17	23h 00m 07s	-13° 31’ 53”	11.59	Aquarius
2020 Oct 18	22h 59m 54s	-13° 32’ 18”	11.62	Aquarius
2020 Oct 19	22h 59m 43s	-13° 32’ 31”	11.65	Aquarius
2020 Oct 20	22h 59m 31s	-13° 32’ 31”	11.67	Aquarius
2020 Oct 21	22h 59m 23s	-13° 32’ 21”	11.69	Aquarius
2020 Oct 22	22h 59m 16s	-13° 31’ 57”	11.72	Aquarius
2020 Oct 23	22h 59m 11s	-13° 31’ 22”	11.74	Aquarius
2020 Oct 24	22h 59m 07s	-13° 30’ 34”	11.77	Aquarius
2020 Oct 25	22h 59m 04s	-13° 29’ 35”	11.79	Aquarius
2020 Oct 26	22h 59m 03s	-13° 28’ 26”	11.82	Aquarius
2020 Oct 27	22h 59m 04s	-13° 27’ 05”	11.84	Aquarius
2020 Oct 28	22h 59m 08s	-13° 25’ 32”	11.86	Aquarius