Last update on January 06, 2022
Asteroid 2021 YQ
The asteroid 2021 YQ was discovered on December 08, 2021. This near-Earth object belongs to the Apollo group.
It makes one orbit around the Sun in 925 days. The aphelion (farthest point from the Sun) of the asteroid 2021 YQ orbits is 440 million kilometers, and the perihelion (nearest point to the Sun) is 116 million kilometers.
The distance of the asteroid 2021 YQ from Earth is currently --.-- million kilometers, equivalent to --.-- astronomical units. Light takes -- minutes and -- seconds to travel from the asteroid 2021 YQ and arrive to us.
Approach to Earth
This year, the asteroid 2021 YQ flew past Earth on January 05 at 12:48 at a distance of 2.14 million kilometers at a speed of 15 kilometers per second.
The next close approach of asteroid 2021 YQ to our planet will happen on May 26, 2032. On that day, its distance to Earth will be 16.42 million kilometers.
Position in the sky for your location
The asteroid 2021 YQ
List of asteroid close approaches to Earth
Distance of planets from the Sun and Earth and visibility in the sky for your location
Mercury
-0.43m
current distance from the Sun
52.2 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
160.1 million kilometers
Taurus
Venus
-3.89m
current distance from the Sun
108.5 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
208.0 million kilometers
Taurus
Earth
current distance from the Sun
152.1 million kilometers
current distance from the Moon
401.4 thousand kilometers
Mars
0.52m
current distance from the Sun
206.7 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
196.1 million kilometers
Pisces
Ceres
drawf planet
8.81m
current distance from the Sun
388.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
534.9 million kilometers
Gemini
Jupiter
-2.4m
current distance from the Sun
742.5 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
728.0 million kilometers
Cetus
Saturn
0.57m
current distance from the Sun
1 478.1 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
1 372.1 million kilometers
Capricornus
Uranus
5.86m
current distance from the Sun
2 946.7 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
3 043.9 million kilometers
Aries
Neptune
7.76m
current distance from the Sun
4 475.5 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
4 443.1 million kilometers
Pisces
Pluto
drawf planet
14.35m
current distance from the Sun
5 169.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
5 026.9 million kilometers
Sagittarius