Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE

Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE 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 QE Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE is currently in the constellation of Virgo. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE is 11h 53m 49s and the Declination is +00° 46’ 19” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE is 31.57 (JPL).

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

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE from Earth is currently 339,342,842 kilometers, equivalent to 2.268367 Astronomical Units. Light takes 18 minutes and 51.9259 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

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE to Earth happens on Wed Oct 9 2024 at a distance of 0.004567 Astronomical Units, or 683,234 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE is 31.57.

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

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.

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!

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 Oct 22	11h 37m 36s	+02° 31’ 13”	31.55	Virgo
2020 Oct 23	11h 39m 51s	+02° 16’ 41”	31.55	Virgo
2020 Oct 24	11h 42m 06s	+02° 02’ 11”	31.56	Virgo
2020 Oct 25	11h 44m 21s	+01° 47’ 40”	31.56	Virgo
2020 Oct 26	11h 46m 36s	+01° 33’ 11”	31.56	Virgo
2020 Oct 27	11h 48m 50s	+01° 18’ 42”	31.57	Virgo
2020 Oct 28	11h 51m 03s	+01° 04’ 14”	31.57	Virgo
2020 Oct 29	11h 53m 17s	+00° 49’ 46”	31.57	Virgo
2020 Oct 30	11h 55m 32s	+00° 35’ 21”	31.58	Virgo
2020 Oct 31	11h 57m 46s	+00° 20’ 56”	31.58	Virgo
2020 Nov 01	11h 59m 58s	+00° 06’ 33”	31.58	Virgo
2020 Nov 02	12h 02m 12s	-00° 07’ 49”	31.58	Virgo
2020 Nov 03	12h 04m 26s	-00° 22’ 10”	31.58	Virgo
2020 Nov 04	12h 06m 38s	-00° 36’ 30”	31.59	Virgo