2018 VK |
ephemeris |
date |
magn |
radius |
delta (AU) |
delta (LD) |
delta (km) |
ra |
dec |
elong |
phase |
Today | 7 Jun 2023 | 21.9 | 1.161 AU | 0.152 AU | 59.03 LD | 22,696,654 km | 16h54m | -39°00' | 163.6° | 14.3° |
Brightest | 21 Jun 2023 | 20.7 | 1.048 AU | 0.056 AU | 21.79 LD | 8,377,045 km | 15h23m | -76°16' | 123.9° | 53.6° |
Approach | 25 Jun 2023 | 21.3 | 1.018 AU | 0.046 AU | 18.03 LD | 6,930,897 km | 06h15m | -66°56' | 90.3° | 87.1° |
Based on its absolute magnitude (Hâ‚’) of 24.9 and an albedo between 0.25 and 0.05, the estimated diameter of 2018 VK is 30 - 60 m.
2018 VK- 2023-06-07
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