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2022 BB25

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(2022 BB25)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
7.433 AU
True anomaly
150.06°
Distance from Earth
7.05 AU
As of
11 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.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 BB25 — 7.433 AU from the Sun 2022 BB25
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 BB25 is 7.05 AU from Earth today (58.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
20h 34m 34s
Declination
-14° 25′ 04″
Constellation
Capricornus
Distance from Earth
7.06 AU
Elongation from the Sun
108.11° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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
5.725 AU
Eccentricity
0.428
Inclination
5.81°
Orbital period
13.7 years
Perihelion
3.275 AU
Aphelion
8.176 AU
Longitude of ascending node
177.34°
Argument of periapsis
347.11°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 888.6 LD
2.2832 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.795

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
44
Data arc
15.35 years
First observed
12 February 2008
Last observed
18 June 2023
Residual RMS
0.62 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
1 July 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
16.58

Discovery & classification

Centaur

Close approaches 10 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2048-02-22 14:17:00 Juptr 0.9076 AU 353.2 LD 8.6 km/s
2078-03-05 05:31:00 Juptr 1.4039 AU 546.4 LD 3.8 km/s
2079-01-09 14:30:00 Juptr 1.4152 AU 550.8 LD 3.3 km/s
2083-06-07 21:38:00 Satrn 1.9155 AU 745.5 LD 1.7 km/s
2091-06-09 05:07:00 Juptr 1.7084 AU 664.9 LD 10.6 km/s
2178-07-14 15:16:00 Juptr 0.7544 AU 293.6 LD 8.1 km/s
2190-08-13 17:48:00 Juptr 0.9348 AU 363.8 LD 4.3 km/s

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

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