This page shows Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) location and other relevant astronomical data in real time.

The United States currently has a Spacecraft at Bennu. OSIRIS-REx is orbiting Bennu at the moment, and plans to take a sample back of the asteroid to earth for analysis. But where is asteroid Bennu right now?

Jan 1, 2000 · 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK. Right now it is placed in the North-West direction at an altitude of 1.66 ° above the horizon. Given its current magnitude, 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) is visible only through long exposure photography.

2 days ago · Bennu is a relatively small asteroid that passes close to Earth about every six years. Bennu was the target of NASA’s OSIRIS-REx, the first U.S. mission to collect a sample from an asteroid and deliver it to Earth on Sept. 24, 2023.

Asteroid 101955 Bennu (1999 RQ36) is currently in the constellation of Pisces. The current Right Ascension is 00h 59m 49s and the Declination is +20° 18’ 57”.

9 hours ago · If the near-Earth asteroid Bennu were to collide with Earth in the future, it could cause global damage, even though it’s a fraction of the size of the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Bennu’s rocks formed 4.5 billion years ago on a larger parent asteroid. That asteroid was wet and muddy. Under the surface, pockets of water perhaps only a few feet across were evaporating, leaving the evaporite minerals we found in the sample. That same evaporation process also formed the ancient lake beds we’ve seen these minerals in on ...

Dec 20, 2024 · Bennu is a carbon-rich asteroid that is about one-third of a mile (half a kilometer) wide at its equator. An ancient relic of our solar system’s early days, asteroid Bennu has seen more than 4.5 billion years of history.

Jan 29, 2025 · Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí.. Studies of rock and dust from asteroid Bennu delivered to Earth by NASA’s OSIRIS-REx (Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification and Security–Regolith Explorer) spacecraft have revealed molecules that, on our planet, are key to life, as well as a history of saltwater that could have served as the “broth” for these compounds to ...

Jan 29, 2025 · Algunos minerales presentes en Bennu, como la trona, fueron descubiertos por primera vez en muestras extraterrestres. “Estos artículos científicos realmente se complementan para tratar de explicar cómo los ingredientes de la vida se unieron para hacer lo que vemos en este asteroide alterado acuosamente”, dijo McCoy.