Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 Position
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension is 12h 24m 28s and the Declination is +12° 02’ 29”.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 Distance
The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 CW2 from Earth is currently 22,904,154 kilometers, equivalent to 0.153105 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1 minutes and 16.4000 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 23.49.
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, 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.
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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Jan 16 | 12h 21m 26s | +11° 27’ 21” | 24.19 | Virgo |
| 2020 Jan 17 | 12h 22m 00s | +11° 30’ 00” | 24.11 | Virgo |
| 2020 Jan 18 | 12h 22m 32s | +11° 33’ 11” | 24.02 | Virgo |
| 2020 Jan 19 | 12h 23m 02s | +11° 36’ 57” | 23.93 | Virgo |
| 2020 Jan 20 | 12h 23m 26s | +11° 41’ 25” | 23.84 | Virgo |
| 2020 Jan 21 | 12h 23m 49s | +11° 46’ 33” | 23.74 | Virgo |
| 2020 Jan 22 | 12h 24m 08s | +11° 52’ 28” | 23.64 | Virgo |
| 2020 Jan 23 | 12h 24m 24s | +11° 59’ 16” | 23.54 | Virgo |
| 2020 Jan 24 | 12h 24m 34s | +12° 06’ 59” | 23.43 | Virgo |
| 2020 Jan 25 | 12h 24m 41s | +12° 15’ 42” | 23.32 | Virgo |
| 2020 Jan 26 | 12h 24m 42s | +12° 25’ 36” | 23.20 | Virgo |
| 2020 Jan 27 | 12h 24m 37s | +12° 36’ 47” | 23.08 | Virgo |
| 2020 Jan 28 | 12h 24m 25s | +12° 49’ 22” | 22.96 | Virgo |
| 2020 Jan 29 | 12h 24m 07s | +13° 03’ 34” | 22.82 | Virgo |