Astronomical object name:

Apophis (RA 03:08:39.6, Dec +12:27:21 FK5 J2000) Earth-orbit crossing asteroid

This position was calculated about 16 hours ago.

View maps of the area around Apophis:

• Radio via Chromoscope (408 MHz)
• Microwave via Chromoscope (Planck)
• Infrared via Wikisky (IRAS)
• Optical via Wikisky (DSS)
• Optical via Google Sky (DSS)
• UV via Wikisky (GALEX)
• X-ray via Wikisky (RASS)
• Gamma ray via Chromoscope (Fermi)
• Photo via Wikisky (AstroPhoto)

Generate an ephemeris using JPL HORIZONS.

30×30° finder chart from Your Sky.
10×10′ finder chart from the Minnesota Automated Plate Scanner Catalog (if available).

View in Microsoft's World Wide Telescope (requires Silverlight).

images of Apophis solved by astrometry.net

Find recent papers on astro-ph or papers on the Astrophysics Data System (ADS).

Further information about Apophis from JPL Horizons

Notes

• Apophis is in our solar system and thus its celestial coordinates will vary noticeably over time. The given position was valid about 16 hours ago.

Alternate Output

• XML: http://www.strudel.org.uk/lookUP/xml/?name=Apophis
• JSONp: http://www.strudel.org.uk/lookUP/json/?name=Apophis&callback=lk
• AVM microformat: http://www.strudel.org.uk/lookUP/avm/?name=Apophis

Notes on output formats.