Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout)
Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) Position
Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) is currently in the constellation of Taurus. The current Right Ascension is 04h 48m 00s and the Declination is +18° 46’ 34”.
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Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) Distance
The distance of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) from Earth is currently 18,599,176,583 kilometers, equivalent to 124.327816 Astronomical Units. Light takes 17 hours, 14 minutes and 0.1751 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 Jan 1 2013 at a distance of 120.27226414 Astronomical Units, or 17,992,474,655 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 24.47.
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
Location: Greenwich, United Kingdom [change]
Latitude: 51° 28’ 47” N
Longitude: 0° 00’ 00” E
Timezone: Europe/London
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.
Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) at epoch 06 January 2019 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458490.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.70021774 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 24.46733727° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 34.27476655 AU 5,127,432,105 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
194.38964387 AU 29,080,276,867 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
114.33220521 AU 17,103,854,486 km |
| Orbital period | period |
1,222.5300 years 446,530.6734 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 1826-Aug-03 07:53:00 2,388,206.8285 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 3049-Feb-23 00:02 2,834,737.5018 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 49.617234942032° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 245.38679510703° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 56.663793232729° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.00080622°/day |
Visualization of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) Orbit
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Mar 22 | 04h 47m 53s | +18° 46’ 14” | 24.47 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 23 | 04h 47m 54s | +18° 46’ 17” | 24.47 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 24 | 04h 47m 56s | +18° 46’ 19” | 24.47 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 25 | 04h 47m 57s | +18° 46’ 22” | 24.47 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 26 | 04h 47m 57s | +18° 46’ 23” | 24.47 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 27 | 04h 47m 57s | +18° 46’ 27” | 24.47 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 28 | 04h 47m 58s | +18° 46’ 28” | 24.47 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 29 | 04h 47m 59s | +18° 46’ 32” | 24.47 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 30 | 04h 48m 01s | +18° 46’ 35” | 24.47 | Taurus |
| 2020 Mar 31 | 04h 48m 02s | +18° 46’ 36” | 24.47 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 01 | 04h 48m 02s | +18° 46’ 40” | 24.47 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 02 | 04h 48m 03s | +18° 46’ 42” | 24.47 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 03 | 04h 48m 05s | +18° 46’ 45” | 24.47 | Taurus |
| 2020 Apr 04 | 04h 48m 06s | +18° 46’ 48” | 24.47 | Taurus |