Last update on January 06, 2022
Asteroid 2021 YQ
The asteroid 2021 YQ was detected on December 01, 2021. This near-Earth object belongs to the Apollo group.
It makes one orbit around the Sun in 926 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 117 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
The asteroid 2021 YQ will not approach this year.
Last time its flew past our planet on January 05, 2022 at a distance of 2.14 million kilometers. 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 16.18 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
-0.24m
current distance from the Sun
52.1 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
138.3 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
391.5 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
625.5 million kilometers
Aries
Saturn
0.89m
current distance from the Sun
1 457.8 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
1 487.6 million kilometers
Aquarius
Uranus
5.66m
current distance from the Sun
2 934.7 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
2 801.4 million kilometers
Aries
Neptune
7.75m
current distance from the Sun
4 473.6 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
4 448.5 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