Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 Position
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 is currently in the constellation of Cancer. The current Right Ascension is 08h 17m 09s and the Declination is +19° 42’ 35”.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 Distance
The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 from Earth is currently 259,405,248 kilometers, equivalent to 1.734017 Astronomical Units. Light takes 14 minutes and 25.2828 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 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) 2018 CW2 to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 to Earth happens on Fri Feb 18 2022 at a distance of 0.00689260 Astronomical Units, or 1,031,118 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 is 27.93.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2, 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) 2018 CW2 rise and set times
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
Today's Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 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) 2018 CW2 touches the horizon, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere conditions cannot be modeled precisely the times reported here should be considered correct with an approximation of few minutes.
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 at epoch 09 February 2018 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458159.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.42213960 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 4.92300857° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.43975866 AU 65,786,959 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
1.08226520 AU 161,904,570 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
0.76101193 AU 113,845,765 km |
| Orbital period | period |
0.6600 years 242.4854 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2018-May-12 02:54:51 2,458,250.6214 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2019-Jan-09 14:33 2,458,493.1068 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 327.35267573216° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 332.12179866341° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 224.71881151299° |
| Mean motion | n | 1.48462536°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 Orbit
This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 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!
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Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Jun 18 | 07h 51m 55s | +21° 15’ 25” | 28.03 | Gemini |
| 2019 Jun 19 | 07h 55m 14s | +21° 04’ 08” | 28.02 | Gemini |
| 2019 Jun 20 | 07h 58m 32s | +20° 52’ 32” | 28.01 | Gemini |
| 2019 Jun 21 | 08h 01m 51s | +20° 40’ 42” | 27.99 | Cancer |
| 2019 Jun 22 | 08h 05m 09s | +20° 28’ 36” | 27.98 | Cancer |
| 2019 Jun 23 | 08h 08m 29s | +20° 16’ 14” | 27.97 | Cancer |
| 2019 Jun 24 | 08h 11m 47s | +20° 03’ 37” | 27.95 | Cancer |
| 2019 Jun 25 | 08h 15m 06s | +19° 50’ 43” | 27.94 | Cancer |
| 2019 Jun 26 | 08h 18m 24s | +19° 37’ 33” | 27.93 | Cancer |
| 2019 Jun 27 | 08h 21m 42s | +19° 24’ 07” | 27.91 | Cancer |
| 2019 Jun 28 | 08h 25m 01s | +19° 10’ 26” | 27.90 | Cancer |
| 2019 Jun 29 | 08h 28m 21s | +18° 56’ 27” | 27.88 | Cancer |
| 2019 Jun 30 | 08h 31m 38s | +18° 42’ 14” | 27.86 | Cancer |
| 2019 Jul 01 | 08h 34m 58s | +18° 27’ 42” | 27.85 | Cancer |