Compute the position of Asteroid 2018 AJ for any date and time between 1 January 2013
and 30 December 2100
and visualize the results on an interactive sky map.
Asteroid 2018 AJ is in the constellation of
Sagittarius,
at a distance of 220,377,325.0 kilometers from Earth.
The current Right Ascension is
18h 03m 52s
and the Declination is -28° 12’ 31”
(apparent coordinates).
The magnitude of Asteroid 2018 AJ is 27.51 (data provided by JPL Horizons).
Sky map showing Asteroid 2018 AJ in Sagittarius on February, 18 2025.
Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart
High precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 2018 AJ is right now.
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Deep sky finder chart for Asteroid 2018 AJ.
Field of view: 60x40 arcmins.
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a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 2018 AJ in the sky and additional links to sky charts.
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Distance from Earth
The distance of Asteroid 2018 AJ from Earth is currently 220,377,325.0 kilometers,
equivalent to 1.4731314287Astronomical Units.
Light takes
12m 15.100s to travel from Asteroid 2018 AJ and arrive to us.
220,377,325.0
1.4731314287
12m 15.100s
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.
Chart of the distance of Asteroid 2018 AJ from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)
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
Between 1 January 2013 and 30 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:
Wed Jan 24 2018
1,800,431
0.012035
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed
with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Light Curve
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.
Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid 2018 AJ as a function of time
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 2018 AJ computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval.
Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.
Compute the position of Asteroid 2018 AJ for any date and time between 1 January 2013
and 30 December 2100
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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.