Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout)
Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) is currently in the constellation of Taurus, at a distance of 18,644,250,278 kilometers from Earth.
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Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) from Greenwich, United Kingdom (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):
- 2018 VG18 is above the horizon from Greenwich, United Kingdom.
- Right now it is placed in the West-North-West direction at an altitude of 2° above the horizon.
- Given its current magnitude, 2018 VG18 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) Position and Finder Charts
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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 18,644,250,278 kilometers, equivalent to 124.629115 Astronomical Units. Light takes 17 hours, 16 minutes and 30.5247 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 1 January 2013 and 30 December 2100, the closest approach of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) to Earth happens on Tue Dec 3 2013 at a distance of 122.132591 Astronomical Units, or 18,270,775,521 kilometers:
NOTE: values for the closest approach are computed with a sampling interval of 1 day.
Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) Brightness and Light Curve
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) Orbital Elements
The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid 2018 VG18 (Farout) at epoch 24 February 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460000.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database
| Element | Symbol | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Orbit eccentricity | e | 0.52688683 |
| Orbit inclination | i | 24.18169677° |
| Perihelion distance | q | 38.74343051 AU 5,795,934,720 km |
| Aphelion distance | Q |
125.03738559 AU 18,705,326,679 km |
| Semi-major axis | a |
81.89040805 AU 12,250,630,700 km |
| Orbital period | period |
741.0675 years 270,674.8966 days |
| Date of perihelion transit | Tp | 1697-May-23 00:07:08 2,341,019.5050 JD |
| Next perihelion transit | 2438-Jun-22 21:38 2,611,694.4016 JD |
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| Argument of perihelion | peri | 17.376160074952° |
| Longitude of the ascending node | node | 245.27616986555° |
| Mean anomaly | M | 158.24577287398° |
| Mean motion | n | 0.00133001°/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!
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Apr 25 | 04h 51m 29s | +18° 35’ 11” | 24.95 | Taurus |
| 2024 Apr 26 | 04h 51m 30s | +18° 35’ 14” | 24.95 | Taurus |
| 2024 Apr 27 | 04h 51m 33s | +18° 35’ 17” | 24.95 | Taurus |
| 2024 Apr 28 | 04h 51m 33s | +18° 35’ 21” | 24.95 | Taurus |
| 2024 Apr 29 | 04h 51m 36s | +18° 35’ 25” | 24.95 | Taurus |
| 2024 Apr 30 | 04h 51m 38s | +18° 35’ 27” | 24.95 | Taurus |
| 2024 May 01 | 04h 51m 38s | +18° 35’ 30” | 24.95 | Taurus |
| 2024 May 02 | 04h 51m 41s | +18° 35’ 34” | 24.95 | Taurus |
| 2024 May 03 | 04h 51m 42s | +18° 35’ 38” | 24.94 | Taurus |
| 2024 May 04 | 04h 51m 44s | +18° 35’ 40” | 24.94 | Taurus |
| 2024 May 05 | 04h 51m 46s | +18° 35’ 44” | 24.94 | Taurus |
| 2024 May 06 | 04h 51m 47s | +18° 35’ 48” | 24.94 | Taurus |
| 2024 May 07 | 04h 51m 50s | +18° 35’ 51” | 24.94 | Taurus |
| 2024 May 08 | 04h 51m 51s | +18° 35’ 53” | 24.94 | Taurus |