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 Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ is 13h 31m 52s and the Declination is -09° 34’ 22” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ is 28.60 (JPL).

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Available Resources

• 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 252,979,617 kilometers, equivalent to 1.691064 Astronomical Units. Light takes 14 minutes and 3.8492 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 Sat Dec 12 2026 at a distance of 0.009484 Astronomical Units, or 1,418,781 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2010 VQ is 28.60.

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
2020 Oct 16	12h 57m 14s	-06° 02’ 58”	28.79	Virgo
2020 Oct 17	13h 02m 06s	-06° 33’ 32”	28.76	Virgo
2020 Oct 18	13h 07m 00s	-07° 04’ 00”	28.74	Virgo
2020 Oct 19	13h 11m 56s	-07° 34’ 20”	28.71	Virgo
2020 Oct 20	13h 16m 53s	-08° 04’ 33”	28.69	Virgo
2020 Oct 21	13h 21m 51s	-08° 34’ 39”	28.66	Virgo
2020 Oct 22	13h 26m 50s	-09° 04’ 33”	28.63	Virgo
2020 Oct 23	13h 31m 51s	-09° 34’ 17”	28.60	Virgo
2020 Oct 24	13h 36m 55s	-10° 03’ 47”	28.57	Virgo
2020 Oct 25	13h 41m 59s	-10° 33’ 05”	28.54	Virgo
2020 Oct 26	13h 47m 06s	-11° 02’ 07”	28.52	Virgo
2020 Oct 27	13h 52m 14s	-11° 30’ 54”	28.48	Virgo
2020 Oct 28	13h 57m 23s	-11° 59’ 22”	28.45	Virgo
2020 Oct 29	14h 02m 34s	-12° 27’ 33”	28.42	Virgo