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 1.13909776 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 12.57.

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 Apr 01	21h 32m 13s	-14° 09’ 23”	12.58	Capricornus
2020 Apr 02	21h 34m 05s	-14° 01’ 44”	12.58	Capricornus
2020 Apr 03	21h 35m 57s	-13° 54’ 03”	12.58	Capricornus
2020 Apr 04	21h 37m 50s	-13° 46’ 22”	12.58	Capricornus
2020 Apr 05	21h 39m 39s	-13° 38’ 40”	12.58	Capricornus
2020 Apr 06	21h 41m 30s	-13° 30’ 57”	12.57	Capricornus
2020 Apr 07	21h 43m 19s	-13° 23’ 14”	12.57	Capricornus
2020 Apr 08	21h 45m 10s	-13° 15’ 32”	12.57	Capricornus
2020 Apr 09	21h 46m 59s	-13° 07’ 48”	12.57	Capricornus
2020 Apr 10	21h 48m 47s	-13° 00’ 03”	12.57	Capricornus
2020 Apr 11	21h 50m 35s	-12° 52’ 19”	12.57	Capricornus
2020 Apr 12	21h 52m 22s	-12° 44’ 35”	12.56	Capricornus
2020 Apr 13	21h 54m 08s	-12° 36’ 51”	12.56	Capricornus
2020 Apr 14	21h 55m 54s	-12° 29’ 08”	12.56	Capricornus