Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5

Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 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 FK5 Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 is currently in the constellation of Scorpius. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 is 17h 30m 25s and the Declination is -30° 11’ 19” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 is 30.12 (JPL).

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 in the sky from your location.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 from Earth is currently 128,842,961 kilometers, equivalent to 0.861262 Astronomical Units. Light takes 7 minutes and 9.7739 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 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 FK5 to Earth

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 to Earth happens on Mon Oct 4 2027 at a distance of 0.011462 Astronomical Units, or 1,714,700 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 is 30.12.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5, 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 FK5 rise and set times

Today's Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 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 FK5 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 FK5 Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 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 FK5 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 FK5 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 FK5 in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 15	16h 38m 57s	-30° 14’ 57”	30.12	Scorpius
2020 Oct 16	16h 45m 20s	-30° 19’ 02”	30.12	Scorpius
2020 Oct 17	16h 51m 45s	-30° 21’ 51”	30.12	Scorpius
2020 Oct 18	16h 58m 10s	-30° 23’ 21”	30.12	Scorpius
2020 Oct 19	17h 04m 37s	-30° 23’ 34”	30.12	Scorpius
2020 Oct 20	17h 11m 07s	-30° 22’ 27”	30.12	Scorpius
2020 Oct 21	17h 17m 35s	-30° 19’ 59”	30.12	Scorpius
2020 Oct 22	17h 24m 06s	-30° 16’ 11”	30.12	Scorpius
2020 Oct 23	17h 30m 37s	-30° 11’ 04”	30.12	Scorpius
2020 Oct 24	17h 37m 08s	-30° 04’ 36”	30.12	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 25	17h 43m 38s	-29° 56’ 48”	30.12	Ophiucus
2020 Oct 26	17h 50m 08s	-29° 47’ 42”	30.12	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 27	17h 56m 39s	-29° 37’ 14”	30.12	Sagittarius
2020 Oct 28	18h 03m 07s	-29° 25’ 31”	30.12	Sagittarius