Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout)

Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) is currently in the constellation of Taurus. The current Right Ascension of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) is 04h 48m 47s and the Declination is +18° 42’ 26” (topocentric coordinates computed for the selected location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]). The current magnitude of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) is 24.71 (JPL).

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Additional information about Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) available on TheSkyLive:

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• Position and finder charts (see also Where is Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout)?)
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• Rise and set times (see also When does Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) rise and set?)
• Brightness (see also How bright is Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout)?)
• Orbital elements. Detailed information about Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) orbital parameters.
• Interactive orbit visualization. 3d visualization showing the orbit of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) with respect to the major Solar System objects.
• 15 days ephemerides. Table showing celestial coordinates and magnitude of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) for the past and next 7 days.
• Interactive sky chart. An online planetarium application that shows where to locate Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) in the sky from your location.
• Live position tracker. A high precision sky chart that uses real deep sky imagery to help locate Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) with your telescope or on your astrophotographies.

Higher precision deep sky finder chart, 60 arcmin wide, showing where Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) is right now. Click on the image to see a more detailed fullscreen tracker view.

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Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) from Earth is currently 18,398,922,306 kilometers, equivalent to 122.989199 Astronomical Units. Light takes 17 hours, 2 minutes and 52.1987 seconds to travel from Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) and arrive to us.

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) 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. The value of the distance of 2018 VG18 from Earth is also available as a real time updated value in the Live Position and Data Tracker.

Closest approach of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) to Earth

Between January 2013 and December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) to Earth happens on Tue Dec 3 2013 at a distance of 122.125458 Astronomical Units, or 18,269,708,586 kilometers:

NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.

Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) brightness

The current visual magnitude of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) is 24.71.

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout), 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 2018 VG18 (Farout) rise and set times

Today's Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) 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 2018 VG18 (Farout) 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 2018 VG18 (Farout) Orbit

This 3d orbit diagram is a feature of our 3D Solar System Simulator and shows the orbit of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) with respect of the Sun and the orbits of the major planets. The position of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) 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 2018 VG18 (Farout) 15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Click on each row of the table to locate Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) in our Online Planetarium at the chosen date.

Date	Right AscensionR.A.	DeclinationDec.	MagnitudeMag	Constellation
2021 Jan 21	04h 48m 56s	+18° 42’ 36”	24.70	Taurus
2021 Jan 22	04h 48m 55s	+18° 42’ 34”	24.71	Taurus
2021 Jan 23	04h 48m 54s	+18° 42’ 33”	24.71	Taurus
2021 Jan 24	04h 48m 52s	+18° 42’ 32”	24.71	Taurus
2021 Jan 25	04h 48m 51s	+18° 42’ 30”	24.71	Taurus
2021 Jan 26	04h 48m 50s	+18° 42’ 29”	24.71	Taurus
2021 Jan 27	04h 48m 48s	+18° 42’ 28”	24.71	Taurus
2021 Jan 28	04h 48m 47s	+18° 42’ 26”	24.71	Taurus
2021 Jan 29	04h 48m 47s	+18° 42’ 25”	24.71	Taurus
2021 Jan 30	04h 48m 46s	+18° 42’ 24”	24.71	Taurus
2021 Jan 31	04h 48m 44s	+18° 42’ 24”	24.71	Taurus
2021 Feb 01	04h 48m 43s	+18° 42’ 24”	24.71	Taurus
2021 Feb 02	04h 48m 42s	+18° 42’ 23”	24.72	Taurus
2021 Feb 03	04h 48m 42s	+18° 42’ 21”	24.72	Taurus