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Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW

Below the horizon.  Rise: 6:29 | Tran: 14:27 | Set: 22:26
Alt: -14.66°   Az: 17.81°   Direction: North-North-East
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 56,714,777.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 04h 59m 20s and the Declination is +22° 03’ 52” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW is 33.08 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW in Taurus on May, 14 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW in Taurus on May, 14 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

04h 59m 20s
+22° 03’ 52”
13h 14m 27s
18h 13m 47s

J2000

04h 57m 48s
+22° 01’ 38”

Additional Information

Taurus
33.08

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 67.9°
Max altitude: 60.6°
Azimuth: 292.0°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW from Earth is currently 56,714,777.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.3791148680 Astronomical Units. Light takes 3m 9.180s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW and arrive to us.

56,714,777.0
0.3791148680
3m 9.180s

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

Orbit Visualization

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 07 05h 15m 53s +22° 28’ 11” 32.00 Taurus
2025 May 08 05h 14m 15s +22° 25’ 48” 32.00 Taurus
2025 May 09 05h 12m 23s +22° 23’ 09” 32.00 Taurus
2025 May 10 05h 10m 18s +22° 20’ 09” 32.00 Taurus
2025 May 11 05h 07m 59s +22° 16’ 50” 32.00 Taurus
2025 May 12 05h 05m 27s +22° 13’ 07” 33.00 Taurus
2025 May 13 05h 02m 41s +22° 09’ 00” 33.00 Taurus
2025 May 14 04h 59m 41s +22° 04’ 25” 33.00 Taurus
2025 May 15 04h 56m 29s +21° 59’ 24” 34.00 Taurus
2025 May 16 04h 53m 05s +21° 53’ 51” 34.00 Taurus
2025 May 17 04h 49m 29s +21° 47’ 48” 35.00 Taurus
2025 May 18 04h 45m 43s +21° 41’ 13” 35.00 Taurus
2025 May 19 04h 41m 48s +21° 34’ 05” 36.00 Taurus
2025 May 20 04h 37m 44s +21° 26’ 25” 37.00 Taurus

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