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416002 (2002 BN)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.456 AU
True anomaly
309.32°
Distance from Earth
1.414 AU
As of
20 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 416002 — 0.456 AU from the Sun 416002
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 416002 is 1.414 AU from Earth today (11.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 00m 56s
Declination
-03° 11′ 54″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.41 AU
Elongation from the Sun
8.74° — too close to the Sun to observe

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
0.875 AU
Eccentricity
0.5464
Inclination
27.76°
Orbital period
299 days
Perihelion
0.397 AU
Aphelion
1.353 AU
Longitude of ascending node
115.74°
Argument of periapsis
147.27°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 35.1 LD
0.0901 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.555

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
138
Data arc
22.97 years
First observed
19 January 2002
Last observed
6 January 2025
Residual RMS
0.44 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
19 September 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
20.49

Discovery & classification

Discovered by
LINEAR
Discovery date
19 January 2002
Discovery site
Socorro

Also known as 2002 BN

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 97 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2061-03-26 19:31:00 Mercury 0.0987 AU 38.4 LD 40.6 km/s
2061-03-26 19:31:00 Merc 0.0987 AU 38.4 LD 40.6 km/s
2065-04-29 20:22:00 Mercury 0.0848 AU 33.0 LD 39.3 km/s
2065-04-29 20:22:00 Merc 0.0848 AU 33.0 LD 39.3 km/s
2069-06-03 00:49:00 Mercury 0.0757 AU 29.5 LD 38.5 km/s
2069-06-03 00:49:00 Merc 0.0757 AU 29.5 LD 38.5 km/s
2073-07-07 05:36:00 Merc 0.0672 AU 26.1 LD 37.7 km/s
2073-07-07 05:36:00 Mercury 0.0672 AU 26.1 LD 37.7 km/s
2077-08-10 12:51:00 Merc 0.0621 AU 24.2 LD 37.2 km/s
2077-08-10 12:51:00 Mercury 0.0621 AU 24.2 LD 37.2 km/s

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

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