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162385

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162385 (2000 BM19)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.846 AU
True anomaly
131.5°
Distance from Earth
1.011 AU
As of
16 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 162385 — 0.846 AU from the Sun 162385
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 162385 is 1.011 AU from Earth today (8.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 25m 01s
Declination
+11° 57′ 05″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.01 AU
Elongation from the Sun
49.89° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
0.741 AU
Eccentricity
0.3587
Inclination
6.88°
Orbital period
232.8 days
Perihelion
0.475 AU
Aphelion
1.006 AU
Longitude of ascending node
70.2°
Argument of periapsis
247.74°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 32.4 LD
0.0834 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.726

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
334
Data arc
26.14 years
First observed
31 January 2000
Last observed
21 March 2026
Residual RMS
0.45 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
22 March 2026

Physical properties

Mean radius
0.41 km
Rotation period
9.46 hours

Visual & observation

Geometric albedo
0.115
Absolute magnitude (H)
18.59
Spectral type (SMASS)
O

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
31 January 2000
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 2000 BM19

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 135 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 162385 at 2030-01-10 02:51 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-01-10 02:51 UTC close approach of 162385. Catalogue miss distance 37.8 LD · 1.45 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-01-07 to 2030-01-13, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. At closest approach the object is north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 37.8 LD · 1.45 × 10⁷ km 2030-01-10 02:51 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-01-10 02:51 UTC close approach of 162385. Catalogue miss distance 37.8 LD · 1.45 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-01-07 to 2030-01-13, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. At closest approach the object is north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2030-01-10 02:51:00 Earth 0.0971 AU 37.8 LD 9.8 km/s
2030-07-25 03:45:00 Venus 0.01 AU 3.9 LD 13.7 km/s
2039-03-01 14:55:00 Earth 0.1231 AU 47.9 LD 8.3 km/s
2040-01-10 13:15:00 Mercury 0.0544 AU 21.2 LD 9.6 km/s
2040-01-10 13:15:00 Merc 0.0544 AU 21.2 LD 9.6 km/s
2041-12-07 09:50:00 Mercury 0.058 AU 22.6 LD 10.8 km/s
2041-12-07 09:50:00 Merc 0.058 AU 22.6 LD 10.8 km/s
2042-06-28 14:12:00 Venus 0.1033 AU 40.2 LD 18.1 km/s
2043-02-13 21:49:00 Venus 0.0796 AU 31.0 LD 9.6 km/s
2046-01-13 02:03:00 Earth 0.0848 AU 33.0 LD 7.7 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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