Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ

Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ is a Near Earth Object. If you've heard news about a potential impact of this asteroid with the Earth, please check out Will Asteroid Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ is currently in the constellation of Taurus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ is 04h 01m 27s and the Declination is +20° 47’ 13” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ is 29.97 (JPL).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ in the sky from your location.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ from Earth is currently 289,640,006 kilometers, equivalent to 1.936124 Astronomical Units. Light takes 16 minutes and 6.1351 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth.

Closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ to Earth

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ to Earth happens on Sun Dec 13 2026 at a distance of 0.007974 Astronomical Units, or 1,192,916 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ is 29.97.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ, 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 (NEO) 2010 VQ rise and set times

Today's Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ 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 (NEO) 2010 VQ 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 (NEO) 2010 VQ Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ 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 (NEO) 2010 VQ 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 May 01	03h 34m 36s	+19° 22’ 40”	30.01	Taurus
2021 May 02	03h 38m 22s	+19° 35’ 31”	30.01	Taurus
2021 May 03	03h 42m 09s	+19° 48’ 06”	30.00	Taurus
2021 May 04	03h 45m 56s	+20° 00’ 24”	29.99	Taurus
2021 May 05	03h 49m 45s	+20° 12’ 24”	29.99	Taurus
2021 May 06	03h 53m 34s	+20° 24’ 07”	29.98	Taurus
2021 May 07	03h 57m 23s	+20° 35’ 33”	29.98	Taurus
2021 May 08	04h 01m 14s	+20° 46’ 38”	29.97	Taurus
2021 May 09	04h 05m 04s	+20° 57’ 26”	29.96	Taurus
2021 May 10	04h 08m 57s	+21° 07’ 57”	29.96	Taurus
2021 May 11	04h 12m 51s	+21° 18’ 06”	29.95	Taurus
2021 May 12	04h 16m 45s	+21° 27’ 59”	29.94	Taurus
2021 May 13	04h 20m 39s	+21° 37’ 29”	29.94	Taurus
2021 May 14	04h 24m 36s	+21° 46’ 41”	29.93	Taurus