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 51m 06s and the Declination is +18° 52’ 58”.
Simplified sky chart showing where Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) is right now in the sky with respect to the brightest stars and constellations (see fuillscreen Online Planetarium)
Field of view: 60x30 degrees
View fullscreen
Hihgher precision deep sky finder chart showing where Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) is right now (view fullscreen)
Also check out Where is Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout)?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) in the sky and additional links to sky charts.
Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) Distance
The distance of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) from Earth is currently 18,746,484,680 kilometers, equivalent to 125.312510 Astronomical Units. Light takes 17 hours, 22 minutes and 11.5420 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 122.35547164 Astronomical Units, or 18,304,118,063 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 24.68.
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, consideting the effect of the atmospheric refraction. As the atmoshpere 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 24 November 2018 00:00 UTC (JD: 2458447.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.77174375 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 31.71377521° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 21.73846989 AU 3,252,028,814 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
168.73578865 AU 25,242,514,744 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
95.23712927 AU 14,247,271,779 km |
| Orbital period | period |
929.4300 years 339,475.0578 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 1828-Jun-13 20:17:29 2,388,887.3455 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2757-Nov-25 21:40 2,728,362.4032 JD |
|
| Argument of perihelion | peri | 32.888242335184° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 247.44270787406° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 73.765818890101° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.00106046°/day |
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!
View Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) in the 3D Solar System Simulator
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 Sep 14 | 04h 51m 07s | +18° 53’ 20” | 24.68 | Taurus |
| 2019 Sep 15 | 04h 51m 07s | +18° 53’ 17” | 24.68 | Taurus |
| 2019 Sep 16 | 04h 51m 07s | +18° 53’ 13” | 24.68 | Taurus |
| 2019 Sep 17 | 04h 51m 07s | +18° 53’ 11” | 24.68 | Taurus |
| 2019 Sep 18 | 04h 51m 06s | +18° 53’ 08” | 24.68 | Taurus |
| 2019 Sep 19 | 04h 51m 06s | +18° 53’ 04” | 24.68 | Taurus |
| 2019 Sep 20 | 04h 51m 06s | +18° 53’ 02” | 24.68 | Taurus |
| 2019 Sep 21 | 04h 51m 06s | +18° 52’ 59” | 24.68 | Taurus |
| 2019 Sep 22 | 04h 51m 06s | +18° 52’ 55” | 24.68 | Taurus |
| 2019 Sep 23 | 04h 51m 06s | +18° 52’ 53” | 24.68 | Taurus |
| 2019 Sep 24 | 04h 51m 05s | +18° 52’ 50” | 24.68 | Taurus |
| 2019 Sep 25 | 04h 51m 05s | +18° 52’ 45” | 24.67 | Taurus |
| 2019 Sep 26 | 04h 51m 03s | +18° 52’ 42” | 24.67 | Taurus |
| 2019 Sep 27 | 04h 51m 02s | +18° 52’ 40” | 24.67 | Taurus |