Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE Position
Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE is currently in the constellation of Capricornus. The current Right Ascension is 20h 16m 25s and the Declination is -19° 46’ 00”.
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Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE Distance
The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE from Earth is currently 309,860,957 kilometers, equivalent to 2.071293 Astronomical Units. Light takes 17 minutes and 13.5849 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 29.79.
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, 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 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
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Jan 17 | 19h 45m 23s | -21° 14’ 23” | 29.83 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 18 | 19h 49m 23s | -21° 04’ 14” | 29.83 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 19 | 19h 53m 24s | -20° 53’ 41” | 29.82 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 20 | 19h 57m 24s | -20° 42’ 47” | 29.82 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 21 | 20h 01m 26s | -20° 31’ 27” | 29.81 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 22 | 20h 05m 27s | -20° 19’ 46” | 29.81 | Sagittarius |
| 2020 Jan 23 | 20h 09m 29s | -20° 07’ 41” | 29.80 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 24 | 20h 13m 31s | -19° 55’ 14” | 29.80 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 25 | 20h 17m 31s | -19° 42’ 24” | 29.79 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 26 | 20h 21m 33s | -19° 29’ 12” | 29.78 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 27 | 20h 25m 36s | -19° 15’ 38” | 29.78 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 28 | 20h 29m 36s | -19° 01’ 41” | 29.77 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 29 | 20h 33m 38s | -18° 47’ 21” | 29.76 | Capricornus |
| 2020 Jan 30 | 20h 37m 41s | -18° 32’ 40” | 29.76 | Capricornus |