Last update on January 17, 2022
Asteroid 2020 QW3
The asteroid 2020 QW3 was discovered on August 17, 2020. This near-Earth object belongs to the Amor group.
It makes one orbit around the Sun in 733 days. The aphelion (farthest point from the Sun) of the asteroid 2020 QW3 orbits is 322 million kilometers, and the perihelion (nearest point to the Sun) is 154 million kilometers.
The distance of the asteroid 2020 QW3 from Earth is currently --.-- million kilometers, equivalent to --.-- astronomical units. Light takes -- minutes and -- seconds to travel from the asteroid 2020 QW3 and arrive to us.
Approach to Earth
The asteroid 2020 QW3 will not approach this year.
Last time its flew past our planet on August 21, 2022 at a distance of 5.39 million kilometers. The next close approach of asteroid 2020 QW3 to our planet will happen on August 23, 2024. On that day, its distance to Earth will be 10.71 million kilometers.
Position in the sky for your location
The asteroid 2020 QW3
List of asteroid close approaches to Earth
Distance of planets from the Sun and Earth and visibility in the sky for your location
Mercury
0.42m
current distance from the Sun
64.1 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
128.9 million kilometers
Aries
Venus
-4.36m
current distance from the Sun
108.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
110.7 million kilometers
Gemini
Earth
current distance from the Sun
151.7 million kilometers
current distance from the Moon
382.1 thousand kilometers
Mars
1.58m
current distance from the Sun
249.2 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
298.8 million kilometers
Cancer
Ceres
drawf planet
8.35m
current distance from the Sun
389.2 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
320.1 million kilometers
Virgo
Jupiter
-2.1m
current distance from the Sun
741.4 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
857.6 million kilometers
Aries
Saturn
0.86m
current distance from the Sun
1 465.6 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
1 449.9 million kilometers
Aquarius
Uranus
5.87m
current distance from the Sun
2 939.2 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
3 081.4 million kilometers
Aries
Neptune
7.78m
current distance from the Sun
4 474.3 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
4 517.6 million kilometers
Pisces
Pluto
drawf planet
14.43m
current distance from the Sun
5 202.8 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
5 104.6 million kilometers
Capricornus