Last update on January 12, 2022
Asteroid 2018 YK2
The asteroid 2018 YK2 was detected on December 24, 2018. This near-Earth object belongs to the Apollo group.
It makes one orbit around the Sun in 1463 days. The aphelion (farthest point from the Sun) of the asteroid 2018 YK2 orbits is 625 million kilometers, and the perihelion (nearest point to the Sun) is 129 million kilometers.
The distance of the asteroid 2018 YK2 from Earth is currently --.-- million kilometers, equivalent to --.-- astronomical units. Light takes -- minutes and -- seconds to travel from the asteroid 2018 YK2 and arrive to us.
Approach to Earth
This year, the asteroid 2018 YK2 will pass past Earth on December 25 at 21:21 at a distance of 6.04 million kilometers at a speed of 15 kilometers per second.
The next close approach of asteroid 2018 YK2 to our planet will happen on December 25, 2066. On that day, its distance to Earth will be 6.77 million kilometers.
Position in the sky for your location
The asteroid 2018 YK2
List of asteroid close approaches to Earth
Distance of planets from the Sun and Earth and visibility in the sky for your location
Mercury
1.72m
current distance from the Sun
48.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
110.7 million kilometers
Virgo
Venus
-3.92m
current distance from the Sun
107.7 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
255.5 million kilometers
Virgo
Earth
current distance from the Sun
149.8 million kilometers
current distance from the Moon
369.9 thousand kilometers
Mars
-0.57m
current distance from the Sun
216.4 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
118.0 million kilometers
Taurus
Ceres
drawf planet
8.97m
current distance from the Sun
382.6 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
491.0 million kilometers
Leo
Jupiter
-2.93m
current distance from the Sun
741.2 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
591.7 million kilometers
Pisces
Saturn
0.53m
current distance from the Sun
1 474.8 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
1 370.3 million kilometers
Capricornus
Uranus
5.7m
current distance from the Sun
2 944.6 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
2 830.5 million kilometers
Aries
Neptune
7.69m
current distance from the Sun
4 475.2 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
4 329.3 million kilometers
Aquarius
Pluto
drawf planet
14.44m
current distance from the Sun
5 178.4 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
5 127.4 million kilometers
Sagittarius