Asteroids Reaching 2008 Brightest - July


  • Includes asteroids 15.0 <= m <= 16.0 at brightest during the month
  • Initial Data based on numerically integrated positions from 1995 through 2050, computed by Brian D. Warner
  • Postions based on elements with Date of Osculation = J.D. 2451200.5
  • (F) means favorable apparition (one of five brightest through 2050)
  • Date with missing decimal part of day, e.g., 01. , means the asteroid was at minimum distance at 0h UT on January 1
  • Opposition Date (O Date) of 99 99.9 means asteroid does not reach an opposition in the current year


    Check one or more asteroids to generate an ephemeris. 40 positions starting with today's date are generated

    Enter Longitude and Latitude to the nearest whole degree.
    Western/Southern Hemisphere = negative

        (For example:  Florissant, CO  =  –106 +39;    Adelaide, Australia =  +138  –34)

    Enter Elevation above sea level in meters  (1 foot = 0.3048m)

    If invalid entries are made for Longitude and/or Latitude, geocentric positions are returned

    Geocentric Topocentric           Longitude     Latitude    Elevation

    # Asteroid O. Date Mag M. Date Dist B. Date Mag Dec
    9305  Hazard (F) 7 01.0 15.5 7 07.3 0.829 7 01.0 15.5 -23
    8659  1990 SE11 6 30.0 15.8 7 04.4 1.403 7 01.2 15.8 -31
    7436  Kuroiwa 7 01.3 15.8 6 27.1 1.204 7 01.3 15.8 -21
    30784  1988 PO 6 30.0 15.8 7 09.4 1.350 7 01.3 15.8 -19
    3557  Sokolsky (F) 6 30.5 15.6 7 03.8 2.382 7 01.4 15.6 -15
    12769  Kandakurenai 7 02.0 15.8 6 26.4 1.108 7 02.0 15.8 -18
    16403  1984 WJ1 6 30.9 15.7 7 08.5 1.365 7 02.0 15.7 -40
    27136  1998 XJ16 7 02.0 16.0 7 10.7 1.367 7 02.0 16.0 -29
    4188  Kitezh 7 01.0 15.2 7 08.4 1.232 7 02.2 15.2 -16
    5905  Johnson 6 20.9 15.6 7 04.0 1.005 7 02.4 15.6 +18
    2391  Tomita 7 02.2 16.0 7 03.9 1.738 7 02.6 16.0 -19
    3031  Houston 7 03.2 15.2 6 28.6 1.138 7 02.7 15.2 -28
    33323  1998 QN53 7 03.4 15.7 6 29.3 1.558 7 02.8 15.7 - 6
    3986  Rozhkovskij 7 02.0 15.8 7 04.4 1.521 7 02.9 15.8 -23
    39323  2001 WO40 (F) 7 02.9 15.3 7 06.9 1.146 7 02.9 15.3 -23
    2890  Vilyujsk 7 02.8 16.0 7 07.7 1.429 7 03.0 16.0 -34
    5711  Eneev (F) 7 03.3 15.8 7 05.3 2.360 7 03.0 15.8 -32
    2624  Samitchell 7 03.0 15.5 7 04.6 2.515 7 03.2 15.5 -20
    8118  1996 WG3 7 02.8 15.9 7 02.4 1.299 7 03.2 15.9 + 0
    3886  Shcherbakovia 7 02.4 15.7 7 05.0 1.503 7 03.3 15.7 -15
    1948  Kampala 7 05.5 15.5 6 27.4 1.376 7 03.4 15.5 -33
    6355  Univermoscow 7 08.8 15.9 7 02.9 2.062 7 03.4 15.9 -55
    933  Susi 7 03.4 15.0 6 28.5 1.543 7 03.5 15.0 -17
    9218  1995 WV2 7 02.9 15.9 7 08.4 0.934 7 03.5 15.9 -18
    4362  Carlisle 7 05.0 15.6 6 29.5 1.147 7 03.6 15.6 -31
    2465  Wilson (F) 7 03.9 15.0 7 04.6 1.533 7 03.7 15.0 -24
    49352  1998 WS9 (F) 7 04.9 16.0 7 04.6 1.113 7 03.9 16.0 -30
    16668  1993 XN1 (F) 7 04.0 15.2 7 03.5 1.185 7 04.0 15.2 -27
    17012  1999 CY80 7 04.4 15.8 7 01.6 1.334 7 04.2 15.8 + 1
    6232  Zubitskia (F) 7 05.2 15.3 7 01.8 0.921 7 04.3 15.3 -32
    3033  Holbaek 7 04.1 15.1 7 01.4 1.070 7 04.4 15.1 -15
    44566  1999 CK103 7 04.2 16.0 7 10.9 2.228 7 04.4 16.0 -26
    6955  Ekaterina 7 04.9 15.4 7 10.5 1.822 7 04.8 15.4 -24
    3028  Zhangguoxi 7 04.3 15.0 7 04.6 2.011 7 05.3 15.0 - 9
    12911  Goodhue (F) 7 05.5 16.0 7 04.4 1.596 7 05.3 16.0 -23
    23236  2000 WX100 (F) 7 05.4 15.7 7 15.4 1.120 7 05.3 15.7 -26
    90367  2003 LC5 (F) 7 07.3 15.5 7 15.2 0.158 7 05.5 15.5 -59
    3880  Kaiserman (F) 7 05.0 15.0 7 08.7 0.821 7 05.6 15.0 -17
    14528  1997 JN15 (F) 7 06.1 15.9 7 15.2 0.829 7 06.0 15.9 -23
    4526  Konko (F) 7 06.3 15.2 7 01.7 1.536 7 06.1 15.2 -24
    2323  Zverev 7 07.0 15.7 7 06.6 2.609 7 06.4 15.7 -29
    1338  Duponta 7 06.9 15.3 7 08.6 1.465 7 06.5 15.3 -28
    1318  Nerina 7 19.7 15.2 7 02.6 1.356 7 06.6 15.2 -61
    17182  1999 VU 99 99.9 99.9 6 29.0 0.166 7 06.7 15.9 -63
    1280  Baillauda 7 07.0 15.0 7 08.6 2.444 7 06.9 15.0 -24
    2191  Uppsala 7 06.1 15.8 7 08.6 2.192 7 06.9 15.8 -15
    33926  2000 LC27 (F) 7 07.8 15.3 7 07.9 1.034 7 06.9 15.3 -28
    2725  David Bender 7 08.9 15.4 7 08.3 2.467 7 07.1 15.4 -38
    5972  Harryatkinson 7 05.2 15.8 7 06.5 1.900 7 07.1 15.8 - 7
    8360  1990 FD1 7 07.2 15.7 7 02.8 1.671 7 07.1 15.7 -23
    4949  1988 WE 7 07.2 15.9 7 14.8 1.241 7 07.2 15.9 -22
    2856  Roser 7 09.3 15.3 7 07.5 2.012 7 07.6 15.3 -37
    4030  Archenhold (F) 7 08.3 15.5 7 07.5 1.220 7 07.6 15.5 -33
    1333  Cevenola 7 07.1 15.4 7 08.9 1.955 7 07.8 15.4 -19
    4478  Blanco (F) 7 08.0 15.3 7 06.3 0.935 7 08.1 15.3 -20
    642  Clara 7 10.0 15.1 7 07.6 2.567 7 08.5 15.1 -33
    55735  Magdeburg (F) 7 07.9 15.5 7 15.9 0.932 7 08.6 15.5 -16
    2406  Orelskaya 7 08.8 15.3 7 16.1 1.018 7 08.7 15.3 -27
    2444  Lederle 7 08.7 15.6 7 11.6 1.969 7 08.8 15.6 -22
    5563  1991 VZ1 7 10.6 15.8 7 08.6 1.928 7 08.9 15.8 -32
    26820  1987 SR9 (F) 7 09.1 15.9 7 14.7 0.774 7 09.0 15.9 -31
    1674  Groeneveld 7 09.1 15.9 7 10.0 2.569 7 09.1 15.9 -23
    8551  Daitarabochi (F) 7 11.3 15.8 7 10.8 2.439 7 09.3 15.8 -39
    13949  1990 RN3 (F) 7 08.3 15.2 7 07.2 0.901 7 09.3 15.2 -11
    13789  1998 UZ28 (F) 7 10.0 15.7 7 14.5 1.045 7 09.4 15.7 -28
    17284  2000 MJ5 7 08.8 15.5 7 16.6 1.389 7 09.4 15.5 -31
    7237  Vickyhamilton 7 07.3 15.9 7 14.1 1.286 7 09.6 15.9 - 7
    4911  Rosenzweig 7 05.3 15.9 7 14.5 1.503 7 09.7 15.9 - 2
    3141  Buchar 7 10.8 15.7 7 09.7 2.664 7 09.8 15.7 -31
    3663  Tisserand (F) 7 09.8 15.7 7 07.0 1.629 7 09.8 15.7 -22
    53511  2000 AV126 (F) 7 09.1 16.0 7 06.7 0.930 7 09.8 16.0 -15
    14961  d'Auteroche (F) 7 10.2 15.9 7 13.0 1.070 7 09.9 15.9 -26
    1668  Hanna 7 08.4 15.2 7 17.0 1.422 7 10.0 15.2 -16
    14287  2777 P-L (F) 7 09.8 15.9 7 06.1 1.021 7 10.0 15.9 -18
    2841  Puijo 7 10.8 15.2 7 06.6 1.276 7 10.2 15.2 -25
    1556  Wingolfia (F) 7 11.1 15.1 7 13.4 2.259 7 10.3 15.1 -29
    2097  Galle 7 10.2 15.1 7 18.6 1.557 7 10.3 15.1 -26
    13054  1990 ST15 (F) 7 10.9 15.7 7 08.5 1.172 7 10.3 15.7 -27
    14229  1999 XV94 (F) 7 10.8 15.1 7 14.6 0.930 7 10.4 15.1 -31
    45770  2000 NM2 (F) 7 10.1 15.9 7 12.8 0.984 7 10.6 15.9 -19
    3542  Tanjiazhen (F) 7 10.2 15.6 7 12.7 1.923 7 10.8 15.6 -17
    2006  Polonskaya 7 10.9 15.2 7 18.5 1.276 7 11.0 15.2 -31
    6035  1987 OR 7 05.7 16.0 7 08.1 0.988 7 11.1 15.9 +21
    18598  1998 BH8 (F) 7 10.2 15.9 7 10.9 1.313 7 11.1 15.9 -18
    81498  2000 GO159 (F) 7 11.2 15.8 7 12.8 0.887 7 11.1 15.8 -28
    1500  Jyvaskyla 7 10.0 15.9 7 17.6 1.297 7 11.2 15.9 -35
    2512  Tavastia 7 12.1 15.8 7 13.2 1.469 7 11.3 15.8 -29
    7702  1991 PO13 7 11.3 15.8 7 16.0 0.899 7 11.3 15.8 -31
    2438  Oleshko 7 13.2 15.1 7 07.0 1.111 7 11.4 15.1 -30
    4855  Tenpyou (F) 7 11.1 15.3 7 10.1 0.813 7 11.6 15.3 -13
    457  Alleghenia 7 09.5 15.2 7 16.8 1.975 7 11.7 15.2 -10
    5051  Ralph (F) 7 11.2 15.0 7 14.8 0.980 7 11.7 15.0 -18
    4436  1983 EX 7 13.3 15.8 7 11.6 2.419 7 11.8 15.8 -30
    5960  Wakkanai 7 12.0 15.6 7 18.3 1.091 7 11.8 15.6 -30
    8909  Ohnishitaka (F) 7 12.3 15.9 7 15.4 1.524 7 11.8 15.9 -27
    2776  Baikal 7 11.7 16.0 7 07.9 1.646 7 12.0 16.0 -14
    3865  Lindbloom 7 11.3 15.3 7 09.9 1.243 7 12.1 15.3 -10
    1849  Kresak 7 14.9 16.0 7 11.9 2.059 7 12.4 15.9 -36
    5374  Hokutosei 7 12.0 15.5 7 09.3 2.182 7 12.4 15.5 -25
    5990  Panticapaeon 7 14.3 16.0 7 08.6 1.180 7 12.4 16.0 -32
    9849  1990 RF2 (F) 7 12.1 15.2 7 10.1 0.992 7 12.4 15.2 -19
    4575  Broman 7 11.1 15.5 7 11.1 1.956 7 12.5 15.5 -12
    561  Ingwelde 7 12.5 16.0 7 12.5 2.532 7 12.7 16.0 -20
    57356  2001 QG293 (F) 7 11.4 15.0 7 19.8 1.010 7 12.7 15.0 - 9
    3176  Paolicchi 7 17.2 15.2 7 13.1 1.980 7 12.8 15.2 -45
    54467  2000 OE6 (F) 7 12.9 15.9 7 09.0 1.416 7 12.8 15.9 -18
    9216  Masuzawa 7 12.1 15.9 7 20.1 1.117 7 12.9 15.9 -18
    9731  1982 JD1 7 13.0 15.9 7 08.7 1.045 7 13.1 15.9 - 6
    23726  1998 HG48 (F) 7 13.5 15.4 7 22.2 0.693 7 13.1 15.4 -28
    989  Schwassmannia 7 09.6 15.8 7 19.5 1.839 7 13.2 15.8 - 6
    2809  Vernadskij 7 13.4 15.7 7 19.7 1.109 7 13.3 15.7 -26
    6419  Susono (F) 7 12.9 15.2 7 15.6 1.959 7 13.4 15.2 -17
    18114  Rosenbush 7 14.3 16.0 7 09.7 1.690 7 13.4 16.0 -29
    6269  Kawasaki 7 11.7 15.8 7 17.5 1.160 7 13.5 15.8 -13
    1889  Pakhmutova 7 17.0 15.7 7 12.3 2.401 7 13.7 15.7 -37
    10014  Shaim (F) 7 13.1 16.0 7 15.0 1.155 7 13.8 16.0 -16
    4194  Sweitzer 7 12.0 15.7 7 12.9 1.775 7 14.0 15.7 -13
    18295  Borispetrov (F) 7 14.7 15.8 7 21.8 1.104 7 14.0 15.8 -31
    12218  Fleischer 7 14.2 15.6 7 20.1 1.238 7 14.1 15.6 -22
    53010  1998 VW8 (F) 7 14.9 16.0 7 13.4 0.914 7 14.2 16.0 -26
    9898  1996 DF 7 14.0 15.5 7 16.8 1.416 7 14.5 15.5 -19
    26554  2000 DU82 (F) 7 14.0 15.6 7 21.7 0.719 7 14.5 15.6 -32
    4106  Nada 7 19.4 15.2 7 09.6 1.434 7 14.6 15.2 -36
    27122  1998 WY13 (F) 7 14.0 16.0 7 20.8 0.895 7 14.6 16.0 -27
    4893  Seitter 7 12.9 15.9 7 13.1 1.923 7 14.7 15.9 - 8
    9044  Kaoru (F) 7 15.1 15.4 7 10.7 1.067 7 14.9 15.4 -22
    20885  2000 WD2 (F) 7 15.0 15.3 7 20.6 1.193 7 15.0 15.3 -25
    2589  Daniel 7 14.8 15.9 7 17.7 1.735 7 15.2 15.9 -19
    30058  2000 EJ58 (F) 7 15.4 15.1 7 20.0 0.755 7 15.3 15.1 -25
    4519  Voronezh 7 14.7 15.4 7 17.4 1.106 7 15.4 15.4 -17
    1576  Fabiola 7 15.3 15.5 7 20.6 2.282 7 15.6 15.5 -20
    1636  Porter 7 14.2 15.8 7 20.2 1.306 7 15.7 15.8 -15
    5647  1990 TZ 7 12.6 15.9 7 16.4 2.120 7 15.7 15.9 + 5
    15203  Grishanin 7 16.0 16.0 7 23.8 1.218 7 15.9 16.0 -24
    34006  2000 OQ9 (F) 7 15.9 15.8 7 19.1 1.127 7 15.9 15.8 -21
    2478  Tokai 7 15.1 15.6 7 16.3 1.361 7 16.0 15.6 -15
    1613  Smiley 7 16.6 16.0 7 19.8 2.321 7 16.1 16.0 -27
    7419  1991 PN13 7 15.8 15.8 7 21.8 1.577 7 16.1 15.8 -36
    6519  Giono (F) 7 15.1 15.4 7 13.7 0.856 7 16.4 15.4 -12
    9561  van Eyck (F) 7 17.9 15.2 7 11.4 0.804 7 16.4 15.2 -29
    14850  1989 QH (F) 7 16.6 16.0 7 21.4 0.888 7 16.4 16.0 -23
    963  Iduberga 7 17.9 15.5 7 20.0 1.428 7 16.5 15.5 -32
    1327  Namaqua (F) 7 17.6 15.0 7 19.5 1.365 7 16.5 15.0 -30
    4952  Kibeshigemaro (F) 7 16.0 15.5 7 13.1 1.984 7 16.6 15.5 -18
    10594  1996 RE4 7 18.6 15.6 7 19.6 1.260 7 16.6 15.6 -44
    2924  Mitake-mura (F) 7 16.8 15.6 7 16.8 1.725 7 16.7 15.6 -22
    53489  2000 AJ62 (F) 7 16.2 16.0 7 18.8 0.845 7 16.8 16.0 -19
    2975  Spahr 7 16.4 15.4 7 13.2 1.262 7 16.9 15.3 -11
    8605  1968 OH (F) 7 15.9 15.8 7 19.8 1.271 7 17.0 15.8 -12
    1985  Hopmann 7 17.0 15.3 7 12.6 2.252 7 17.1 15.3 -26
    3897  Louhi 7 14.3 15.6 7 20.6 1.347 7 17.1 15.6 -10
    10600  1996 TK48 7 16.5 15.7 7 23.3 1.051 7 17.1 15.7 -19
    15635  Andrewhager (F) 7 17.5 15.9 7 19.8 0.998 7 17.1 15.9 -25
    10746  Muhlhausen (F) 7 18.9 16.0 7 16.0 1.270 7 17.5 16.0 -32
    3661  Dolmatovskij 7 18.2 16.0 7 16.1 2.018 7 17.7 16.0 -24
    4856  Seaborg 7 13.0 16.0 7 18.0 1.761 7 17.8 16.0 + 1
    5586  1990 RE6 7 17.7 15.5 7 11.6 1.256 7 18.0 15.5 -16
    3974  Verveer 7 24.1 15.7 7 15.6 1.728 7 18.4 15.7 -41
    4046  Swain (F) 7 16.7 15.3 7 17.9 1.458 7 18.5 15.3 - 8
    14873  Shoyo 7 18.5 15.8 7 26.2 1.137 7 18.5 15.8 -36
    26097  1988 VJ1 7 15.0 15.4 7 26.8 0.916 7 18.5 15.4 -12
    22357  1992 YJ 7 13.9 15.6 7 28.8 1.031 7 18.6 15.6 - 2
    1829  Dawson 7 18.8 15.2 7 21.9 1.424 7 18.8 15.2 -20
    280  Philia 7 20.6 15.3 7 19.7 2.234 7 18.9 15.3 -31
    2145  Blaauw 7 18.0 15.3 7 16.4 2.323 7 18.9 15.3 - 9
    4493  1988 TG1 7 17.0 15.3 7 20.7 2.122 7 19.1 15.3 -14
    6392  Takashimizuno (F) 7 25.5 15.1 7 19.2 1.820 7 19.2 15.1 -45