Asteroid 2018 AJ

Asteroid 2018 AJ is currently in the constellation of Capricornus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 2018 AJ is 20h 35m 57s and the Declination is -14° 11’ 11” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 2018 AJ is 27.98 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 2018 AJ available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 2018 AJ?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid 2018 AJ from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 2018 AJ rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 2018 AJ?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 2018 AJ orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 2018 AJ with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 2018 AJ for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 2018 AJ in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 2018 AJ with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 2018 AJ is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

Also check out Where is Asteroid 2018 AJ?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 2018 AJ in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Asteroid 2018 AJ Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2018 AJ from Earth is currently 217,465,464 kilometers, equivalent to 1.453667 Astronomical Units. Light takes 12 minutes and 5.3867 seconds to travel from Asteroid 2018 AJ and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2018 AJ 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. The value of the distance of 2018 AJ from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid 2018 AJ to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 2018 AJ to Earth happens on Wed Jan 24 2018 at a distance of 0.012035 Astronomical Units, or 1,800,431 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Asteroid 2018 AJ brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 2018 AJ is 27.98.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 2018 AJ, 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 2018 AJ rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 2018 AJ 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 2018 AJ 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 2018 AJ Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 2018 AJ with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 2018 AJ 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 2018 AJ 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 2018 AJ computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 2018 AJ in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 21	20h 27m 43s	-14° 41’ 44”	27.87	Capricornus
2020 Oct 22	20h 28m 45s	-14° 37’ 59”	27.89	Capricornus
2020 Oct 23	20h 29m 47s	-14° 34’ 09”	27.90	Capricornus
2020 Oct 24	20h 30m 51s	-14° 30’ 11”	27.92	Capricornus
2020 Oct 25	20h 31m 56s	-14° 26’ 08”	27.93	Capricornus
2020 Oct 26	20h 33m 03s	-14° 21’ 57”	27.95	Capricornus
2020 Oct 27	20h 34m 12s	-14° 17’ 41”	27.96	Capricornus
2020 Oct 28	20h 35m 21s	-14° 13’ 18”	27.98	Capricornus
2020 Oct 29	20h 36m 33s	-14° 08’ 49”	27.99	Capricornus
2020 Oct 30	20h 37m 45s	-14° 04’ 14”	28.01	Capricornus
2020 Oct 31	20h 38m 59s	-13° 59’ 32”	28.02	Aquarius
2020 Nov 01	20h 40m 14s	-13° 54’ 43”	28.03	Aquarius
2020 Nov 02	20h 41m 30s	-13° 49’ 49”	28.04	Aquarius
2020 Nov 03	20h 42m 47s	-13° 44’ 48”	28.06	Aquarius