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 Sagittarius. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE is 18h 08m 35s and the Declination is -23° 02’ 40” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE is 28.17 (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 71,919,945 kilometers, equivalent to 0.480755 Astronomical Units. Light takes 3 minutes and 59.8991 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 0.004466 Astronomical Units, or 668,092 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2018 QE is 28.17.

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
2021 Apr 29	18h 00m 16s	-23° 04’ 19”	28.54	Sagittarius
2021 Apr 30	18h 01m 27s	-23° 04’ 10”	28.50	Sagittarius
2021 May 01	18h 02m 36s	-23° 04’ 00”	28.45	Sagittarius
2021 May 02	18h 03m 44s	-23° 03’ 47”	28.40	Sagittarius
2021 May 03	18h 04m 50s	-23° 03’ 33”	28.35	Sagittarius
2021 May 04	18h 05m 53s	-23° 03’ 19”	28.30	Sagittarius
2021 May 05	18h 06m 56s	-23° 03’ 02”	28.25	Sagittarius
2021 May 06	18h 07m 54s	-23° 02’ 44”	28.20	Sagittarius
2021 May 07	18h 08m 53s	-23° 02’ 26”	28.15	Sagittarius
2021 May 08	18h 09m 47s	-23° 02’ 07”	28.09	Sagittarius
2021 May 09	18h 10m 41s	-23° 01’ 46”	28.04	Sagittarius
2021 May 10	18h 11m 32s	-23° 01’ 27”	27.99	Sagittarius
2021 May 11	18h 12m 21s	-23° 01’ 06”	27.93	Sagittarius
2021 May 12	18h 13m 08s	-23° 00’ 46”	27.88	Sagittarius