Last update on January 10, 2022
Asteroid 2021 OT
The asteroid 2021 OT was detected on July 19, 2021. This near-Earth object belongs to the Aten group.
It makes one orbit around the Sun in 362 days. The aphelion (farthest point from the Sun) of the asteroid 2021 OT orbits is 194 million kilometers, and the perihelion (nearest point to the Sun) is 104 million kilometers.
The distance of the asteroid 2021 OT from Earth is currently --.-- million kilometers, equivalent to --.-- astronomical units. Light takes -- minutes and -- seconds to travel from the asteroid 2021 OT and arrive to us.
Approach to Earth
This year, the asteroid 2021 OT flew past Earth on July 17 at 12:39 at a distance of 12.68 million kilometers at a speed of 10 kilometers per second.
The next close approach of asteroid 2021 OT to our planet will happen on July 23, 2131. On that day, its distance to Earth will be 13.66 million kilometers.
Position in the sky for your location
The asteroid 2021 OT
List of asteroid close approaches to Earth
Distance of planets from the Sun and Earth and visibility in the sky for your location
Mercury
-0.24m
current distance from the Sun
52.1 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
138.2 million kilometers
Sagittarius
Venus
-4.15m
current distance from the Sun
107.5 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
153.5 million kilometers
Virgo
Earth
current distance from the Sun
147.4 million kilometers
current distance from the Moon
391.3 thousand kilometers
Mars
1.41m
current distance from the Sun
226.1 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
372.1 million kilometers
Ophiuchus
Ceres
drawf planet
8.93m
current distance from the Sun
410.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
553.9 million kilometers
Scorpius
Jupiter
-2.78m
current distance from the Sun
745.1 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
625.6 million kilometers
Aries
Saturn
0.89m
current distance from the Sun
1 457.8 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
1 487.7 million kilometers
Aquarius
Uranus
5.66m
current distance from the Sun
2 934.7 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
2 801.5 million kilometers
Aries
Neptune
7.75m
current distance from the Sun
4 473.6 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
4 448.6 million kilometers
Aquarius
Pluto
drawf planet
14.52m
current distance from the Sun
5 222.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
5 329.3 million kilometers
Sagittarius