Last update on January 06, 2022

Asteroid 2021 YX

The asteroid 2021 YX isn't potential hazard near-Earth object. Its size is estimated in the range from 26 meters to 57 meters.

The asteroid 2021 YX was detected on December 27, 2021. This near-Earth object belongs to the Apollo group.

It makes one orbit around the Sun in 958 days. At this time, the asteroid moves away from the Sun at a maximum distance of 436 million kilometers and approaches it at a minimum distance of 133 million kilometers.

The distance of the asteroid 2021 YX from Earth is currently --.-- million kilometers, equivalent to --.-- astronomical units. Light takes -- minutes and -- seconds to travel from the asteroid 2021 YX and arrive to us.

The orbit of the Earth is indicated in blue, asteroid 2021 YX is in white, and the dotted line is the orbits of Mercury, Venus and Mars. Credit: The-Sky

Approach to Earth

The asteroid 2021 YX will not approach this year.

Last time its flew past our planet on January 05, 2022 at a distance of 3.84 million kilometers.

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Distance of planets from the Sun and Earth and visibility in the sky for your location

Mercury

-0.96m

current distance from the Sun

47.8 million kilometers

current distance from Earth

171.8 million kilometers

Leo

Venus

-4.71m

current distance from the Sun

108.3 million kilometers

current distance from Earth

77.1 million kilometers

Leo

Earth

current distance from the Sun

149.9 million kilometers

current distance from the Moon

358.7 thousand kilometers

Mars

1.62m

current distance from the Sun

238.8 million kilometers

current distance from Earth

380.0 million kilometers

Virgo

Ceres

drawf planet

9.1m

current distance from the Sun

401.7 million kilometers

current distance from Earth

524.8 million kilometers

Virgo

Jupiter

-2.79m

current distance from the Sun

743.4 million kilometers

current distance from Earth

619.6 million kilometers

Aries

Saturn

0.58m

current distance from the Sun

1 460.6 million kilometers

current distance from Earth

1 335.4 million kilometers

Aquarius

Uranus

5.69m

current distance from the Sun

2 936.3 million kilometers

current distance from Earth

2 830.5 million kilometers

Aries

Neptune

7.69m

current distance from the Sun

4 473.9 million kilometers

current distance from Earth

4 326.5 million kilometers

Pisces

Pluto

drawf planet

14.46m

current distance from the Sun

5 215.0 million kilometers

current distance from Earth

5 158.6 million kilometers

Sagittarius