Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE Position
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE is currently in the constellation of Ophiucus. The current Right Ascension is 17h 37m 00s and the Declination is -23° 17’ 46”.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE Distance
The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE from Earth is currently 331,963,300 kilometers, equivalent to 2.219038 Astronomical Units. Light takes 18 minutes and 27.3104 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE and arrive to us.
The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE 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 QE to Earth
Between January 2013 and December 2100 the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE to Earth happens on Wed Oct 9 2024 at a distance of 0.00460565 Astronomical Units, or 688,995 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE brightness
The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE is 30.22.
The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE, 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 QE 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 QE 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 QE 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 QE Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE at epoch 26 April 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.24662464 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 0.18265083° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 0.98954414 AU 148,033,696 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
1.63741763 AU 244,954,191 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
1.31348088 AU 196,493,943 km |
| Orbital period | period |
1.5100 years 549.8371 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 2018-Sep-16 12:05:10 2,458,378.0036 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2020-Mar-19 08:10 2,458,927.8407 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 249.47859669778° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 107.6820868247° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 145.67715006795° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.65473935°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE Orbit
This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE 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 QE 15 Days Ephemeris
The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE 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 QE in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.
| Date | Right AscensionR.A. | DeclinationDec. | MagnitudeMag | Constellation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Dec 07 | 17h 08m 26s | -22° 51’ 47” | 30.38 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 08 | 17h 11m 59s | -22° 56’ 04” | 30.36 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 09 | 17h 15m 34s | -23° 00’ 06” | 30.34 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 10 | 17h 19m 10s | -23° 03’ 51” | 30.32 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 11 | 17h 22m 47s | -23° 07’ 17” | 30.30 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 12 | 17h 26m 26s | -23° 10’ 24” | 30.28 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 13 | 17h 30m 05s | -23° 13’ 15” | 30.26 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 14 | 17h 33m 43s | -23° 15’ 47” | 30.24 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 15 | 17h 37m 24s | -23° 18’ 00” | 30.22 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 16 | 17h 41m 05s | -23° 19’ 54” | 30.20 | Ophiucus |
| 2019 Dec 17 | 17h 44m 48s | -23° 21’ 29” | 30.18 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Dec 18 | 17h 48m 32s | -23° 22’ 45” | 30.16 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Dec 19 | 17h 52m 15s | -23° 23’ 40” | 30.14 | Sagittarius |
| 2019 Dec 20 | 17h 56m 00s | -23° 24’ 16” | 30.12 | Sagittarius |