Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 Position
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 is currently in the constellation of Leo. The current Right Ascension is 11h 49m 14s and the Declination is +12° 44’ 47”.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 Distance
The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 from Earth is currently 56,096,613 kilometers, equivalent to 0.374983 Astronomical Units. Light takes 3 minutes and 7.1182 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 25.93.
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 Dec 06 | 11h 39m 51s | +13° 24’ 57” | 26.16 | Leo |
| 2019 Dec 07 | 11h 41m 02s | +13° 19’ 51” | 26.13 | Leo |
| 2019 Dec 08 | 11h 42m 12s | +13° 14’ 44” | 26.10 | Leo |
| 2019 Dec 09 | 11h 43m 23s | +13° 09’ 39” | 26.08 | Leo |
| 2019 Dec 10 | 11h 44m 34s | +13° 04’ 36” | 26.05 | Leo |
| 2019 Dec 11 | 11h 45m 44s | +12° 59’ 32” | 26.02 | Leo |
| 2019 Dec 12 | 11h 46m 54s | +12° 54’ 32” | 25.99 | Leo |
| 2019 Dec 13 | 11h 48m 06s | +12° 49’ 33” | 25.96 | Leo |
| 2019 Dec 14 | 11h 49m 17s | +12° 44’ 39” | 25.93 | Leo |
| 2019 Dec 15 | 11h 50m 26s | +12° 39’ 47” | 25.89 | Leo |
| 2019 Dec 16 | 11h 51m 37s | +12° 34’ 58” | 25.86 | Leo |
| 2019 Dec 17 | 11h 52m 46s | +12° 30’ 14” | 25.83 | Leo |
| 2019 Dec 18 | 11h 53m 57s | +12° 25’ 35” | 25.79 | Leo |
| 2019 Dec 19 | 11h 55m 06s | +12° 21’ 02” | 25.75 | Leo |