Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW

Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW 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) 2020 AW Impact Earth?.

Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW is currently in the constellation of Leo. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW is 11h 10m 40s and the Declination is +05° 21’ 34” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW is 31.09 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW available on TheSkyLive:

Available Resources

• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW?)
• Distance from Earth (see also How far is Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW from Earth?)
• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW in the sky from your location.
• Will Asteroid Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW Impact Earth?

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Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW from Earth is currently 221,377,190 kilometers, equivalent to 1.479815 Astronomical Units. Light takes 12 minutes and 18.4348 seconds to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW and arrive to us.

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.

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) 2020 AW to Earth

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW to Earth happens on Wed Jan 19 2028 at a distance of 0.010851 Astronomical Units, or 1,623,281 kilometers:

Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW is 31.09.

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.

Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW rise and set times

Today's Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW 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) 2020 AW 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) 2020 AW Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW 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) 2020 AW 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. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid (NEO) 2020 AW in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2020 Oct 12	10h 41m 22s	+08° 23’ 47”	31.13	Leo
2020 Oct 13	10h 45m 02s	+08° 01’ 27”	31.13	Leo
2020 Oct 14	10h 48m 43s	+07° 38’ 57”	31.12	Leo
2020 Oct 15	10h 52m 24s	+07° 16’ 14”	31.11	Leo
2020 Oct 16	10h 56m 07s	+06° 53’ 18”	31.11	Leo
2020 Oct 17	10h 59m 48s	+06° 30’ 11”	31.10	Leo
2020 Oct 18	11h 03m 32s	+06° 06’ 52”	31.10	Leo
2020 Oct 19	11h 07m 14s	+05° 43’ 22”	31.09	Leo
2020 Oct 20	11h 10m 59s	+05° 19’ 41”	31.09	Leo
2020 Oct 21	11h 14m 43s	+04° 55’ 47”	31.08	Leo
2020 Oct 22	11h 18m 28s	+04° 31’ 45”	31.07	Leo
2020 Oct 23	11h 22m 14s	+04° 07’ 31”	31.07	Leo
2020 Oct 24	11h 26m 00s	+03° 43’ 06”	31.06	Leo
2020 Oct 25	11h 29m 48s	+03° 18’ 32”	31.05	Leo