Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2

Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 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) 2018 CW2 Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 is 12h 19m 57s and the Declination is -02° 20’ 18” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 is 27.84 (JPL).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 in the sky from your location.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 from Earth is currently 253,443,895 kilometers, equivalent to 1.694168 Astronomical Units. Light takes 14 minutes and 5.3978 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

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 to Earth happens on Fri Feb 18 2022 at a distance of 0.005734 Astronomical Units, or 857,753 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 is 27.84.

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

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, 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) 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!

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
2020 Oct 20	11h 53m 33s	+00° 50’ 48”	27.94	Virgo
2020 Oct 21	11h 57m 02s	+00° 25’ 31”	27.93	Virgo
2020 Oct 22	12h 00m 33s	+00° 00’ 02”	27.91	Virgo
2020 Oct 23	12h 04m 05s	-00° 25’ 36”	27.90	Virgo
2020 Oct 24	12h 07m 40s	-00° 51’ 25”	27.89	Virgo
2020 Oct 25	12h 11m 15s	-01° 17’ 26”	27.87	Virgo
2020 Oct 26	12h 14m 53s	-01° 43’ 37”	27.86	Virgo
2020 Oct 27	12h 18m 32s	-02° 09’ 59”	27.84	Virgo
2020 Oct 28	12h 22m 13s	-02° 36’ 30”	27.83	Virgo
2020 Oct 29	12h 25m 55s	-03° 03’ 12”	27.81	Virgo
2020 Oct 30	12h 29m 40s	-03° 30’ 03”	27.79	Virgo
2020 Oct 31	12h 33m 28s	-03° 57’ 06”	27.78	Virgo
2020 Nov 01	12h 37m 17s	-04° 24’ 15”	27.76	Virgo
2020 Nov 02	12h 41m 08s	-04° 51’ 36”	27.74	Virgo