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 1468 days. The aphelion (farthest point from the Sun) of the asteroid 2018 YK2 orbits is 627 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
The asteroid 2018 YK2 will not approach this year.
Last time its flew past our planet on December 24, 2022 at a distance of 3.74 million kilometers. The next close approach of asteroid 2018 YK2 to our planet will happen on January 02, 2067. On that day, its distance to Earth will be 7.4 million kilometers.
Position in the sky for your location
The asteroid 2018 YK2
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Distance of planets from the Sun and Earth and visibility in the sky for your location
Mercury
-1.02m
current distance from the Sun
47.8 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
172.0 million kilometers
Leo
Venus
-4.7m
current distance from the Sun
108.3 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
77.2 million kilometers
Leo
Earth
current distance from the Sun
149.9 million kilometers
current distance from the Moon
358.9 thousand kilometers
Mars
1.61m
current distance from the Sun
238.8 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
380.1 million kilometers
Virgo
Ceres
drawf planet
9.1m
current distance from the Sun
401.7 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
524.9 million kilometers
Virgo
Jupiter
-2.8m
current distance from the Sun
743.4 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
619.5 million kilometers
Aries
Saturn
0.58m
current distance from the Sun
1 460.6 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
1 335.5 million kilometers
Aquarius
Uranus
5.69m
current distance from the Sun
2 936.3 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
2 830.3 million kilometers
Aries
Neptune
7.69m
current distance from the Sun
4 473.9 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
4 326.6 million kilometers
Pisces
Pluto
drawf planet
14.46m
current distance from the Sun
5 215.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
5 158.8 million kilometers
Sagittarius