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Where is Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36)?

Above the horizon.  Rise: 12:34 | Tran: 18:03 | Set: 23:32
Alt: 0.15°   Az: 260.21°   Direction: West

Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) is currently in the constellation of Virgo. Right now, from Greenwich, UK (change location), 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) can be observed looking in the West at an altitude of 0.15 degrees above the horizon. View the position of asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) in an interactive map of the sky. Given its current brightness (magnitude 23.32), 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) is visible only through long exposure photography.

The current apparent celestial coordinates of asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36), useful for pointing an equatorial telescope, the hour angle, and the sidereal time are provided in the table below:

11h 59m 52s
-05° 57’ 57”
05h 28m 51s
17h 28m 43s
Star map showing the position of asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) in the constellation of Virgo on July, 05 2025
Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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