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TimezoneAmerica/Chicago
Sunrise: 6:12 
Transit: 13:28 
Sunset: 20:44
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Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW

Below the horizon.  Rise: 5:42 | Tran: 12:43 | Set: 19:51
Alt: -5.03°   Az: 299.64°   Direction: West-North-West
Please note: this information pertains to a Near-Earth Object (NEO). During close approaches, our current computational model is not able to provide an accurate position, due to the high speeds of these objects. We plan to refine our algorithms to improve accuracy in the future. JPL Horizons can compute precise positions in these situations.

Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW is in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 59,223,178.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 03h 52m 17s and the Declination is +19° 39’ 54” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW is 37.92.

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW in Taurus on May, 31 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW in Taurus on May, 31 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

03h 52m 17s
+19° 39’ 54”
07h 32m 36s
11h 24m 53s

J2000

03h 50m 48s
+19° 35’ 24”

Additional Information

Taurus
37.92

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW from Cheney, United States (all times relative to the local timezone America/Chicago):

Azimuth: 70.4°
Max altitude: 71.9°
Azimuth: 289.7°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW from Earth is currently 59,223,178.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.3958824930 Astronomical Units. Light takes 3m 17.547s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW and arrive to us.

59,223,178.0
0.3958824930
3m 17.547s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW 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.

Chart of the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

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

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW to Earth happens on Tue Jan 18 2028 at a distance of 0.009357 Astronomical Units, or 1,399,802 kilometers:

Tue Jan 18 2028
1,399,802
0.009357

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW, 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.

Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW at epoch 16 October 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.23395886
Orbit inclination i 0.35621644°
Perihelion distance q 0.61908769 AU
92,614,201 km
Aphelion distance Q 0.99724245 AU
149,185,348 km
Semi-major axis a 0.80816507 AU
120,899,774 km
Orbital period period 0.7265 years
265.3680 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-Sep-17 05:38:45
2,460,570.7352 JD
Next perihelion transit 2025-Jun-09 14:28
2,460,836.1032 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 315.77103626961°
Longitude of the ascending node node 321.15868153381°
Mean anomaly M 40.379060104747°
Mean motion n 1.35660670°/day
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Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 May 24 04h 20m 43s +20° 51’ 04” 49.00 Taurus
2025 May 25 04h 16m 26s +20° 41’ 14” 61.00 Taurus
2025 May 26 04h 12m 10s +20° 31’ 09” 99.00 Taurus
2025 May 27 04h 07m 58s +20° 20’ 56” 59.00 Taurus
2025 May 28 04h 03m 53s +20° 10’ 38” 48.00 Taurus
2025 May 29 03h 59m 55s +20° 00’ 23” 43.00 Taurus
2025 May 30 03h 56m 07s +19° 50’ 18” 40.00 Taurus
2025 May 31 03h 52m 29s +19° 40’ 27” 38.00 Taurus
2025 Jun 01 03h 49m 03s +19° 30’ 58” 37.00 Taurus
2025 Jun 02 03h 45m 48s +19° 21’ 56” 36.00 Taurus
2025 Jun 03 03h 42m 48s +19° 13’ 25” 35.00 Taurus
2025 Jun 04 03h 40m 02s +19° 05’ 32” 35.00 Taurus
2025 Jun 05 03h 37m 32s +18° 58’ 20” 34.00 Taurus
2025 Jun 06 03h 35m 16s +18° 51’ 53” 34.00 Taurus

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