Last update on January 12, 2022
Asteroid 2018 YK2
The asteroid 2018 YK2 was opened 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 20:21 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 24, 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
1.75m
current distance from the Sun
46.3 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
107.5 million kilometers
Capricornus
Venus
-4.33m
current distance from the Sun
107.5 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
41.9 million kilometers
Sagittarius
Earth
current distance from the Sun
147.2 million kilometers
current distance from the Moon
395.2 thousand kilometers
Mars
1.47m
current distance from the Sun
226.5 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
336.0 million kilometers
Ophiuchus
Ceres
drawf planet
8.26m
current distance from the Sun
404.6 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
310.8 million kilometers
Taurus
Jupiter
-2.08m
current distance from the Sun
746.4 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
860.5 million kilometers
Aquarius
Saturn
0.77m
current distance from the Sun
1 483.4 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
1 624.6 million kilometers
Capricornus
Uranus
5.77m
current distance from the Sun
2 950.1 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
2 914.5 million kilometers
Aries
Neptune
7.8m
current distance from the Sun
4 476.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
4 563.3 million kilometers
Aquarius
Pluto
drawf planet
14.44m
current distance from the Sun
5 153.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
5 300.0 million kilometers
Sagittarius