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Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4

Below the horizon.  Rise: 7:23 | Tran: 12:26 | Set: 17:30
Alt: -48.58°   Az: 348.05°   Direction: North-North-West
Please note: this information pertains to a Near-Earth Object (NEO). During close approaches, our current computational model is not able to provide an accurate position, due to the high speeds of these objects. We plan to refine our algorithms to improve accuracy in the future. JPL Horizons can compute precise positions in these situations.

Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4 is in the constellation of Capricornus, at a distance of 273,287,658.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 21h 51m 34s and the Declination is -10° 35’ 03” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4 is 29.13 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4 in Capricornus on February, 10 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4 in Capricornus on February, 10 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

Also check out Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

21h 51m 34s
-10° 35’ 03”
11h 27m 58s
09h 19m 32s

J2000

21h 50m 13s
-10° 42’ 09”

Additional Information

Capricornus
29.13

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 100.9°
Max altitude: 27.7°
Azimuth: 259.3°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4 from Earth is currently 273,287,658.0 kilometers, equivalent to 1.8268151593 Astronomical Units. Light takes 15m 11.590s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4 and arrive to us.

273,287,658.0
1.8268151593
15m 11.590s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4 from Earth as a function of time. In the chart the distance data is measured in Astronomical Units and sampled with an interval of 1 day.

Chart of the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4 from Earth in Astronomical Units (au)

The value of the reported distance might be somewhat inaccurate around the times of closest approach for objects passing extremely close to Earth.

Closest Approach

During the next 10 years, the closest approach of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4 to Earth happens on Wed Jan 31 2029 at a distance of 0.008577 Astronomical Units, or 1,283,033 kilometers:

Wed Jan 31 2029
1,283,033
0.008577

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4, according to the most recent ephemerides data. Magnitude data is sampled with a 2 days interval and there might be inaccuracies for objects changing brightness very rapidly during the course of a few days. For comets there could be large discrepancies between the observed and predicted brightness because of their highly dynamic behaviour.

Chart of the magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4 at epoch 16 October 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.16660610
Orbit inclination i 13.77591336°
Perihelion distance q 0.76220518 AU
114,024,272 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.06695432 AU
159,614,094 km
Semi-major axis a 0.91457975 AU
136,819,183 km
Orbital period period 0.8747 years
319.4705 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-Dec-24 05:29:55
2,460,668.7291 JD
Next perihelion transit 2025-Nov-08 16:47
2,460,988.1996 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 308.44521242377°
Longitude of the ascending node node 310.39770671522°
Mean anomaly M 283.11502575466°
Mean motion n 1.12686452°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4
View Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4 in the 3D Solar System Simulator

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 BP4 computed for the past and next 7 days, with a 24 hours interval. Apparent celestial coordinates are provided.

Date Right AscensionR.A. DeclinationDec. MagnitudeMag Constellation
2025 Feb 03 21h 17m 23s -14° 36’ 52” 28.96 Capricornus
2025 Feb 04 21h 21m 46s -14° 07’ 12” 28.98 Aquarius
2025 Feb 05 21h 26m 08s -13° 37’ 21” 29.01 Aquarius
2025 Feb 06 21h 30m 27s -13° 07’ 19” 29.03 Capricornus
2025 Feb 07 21h 34m 43s -12° 37’ 08” 29.05 Capricornus
2025 Feb 08 21h 38m 59s -12° 06’ 46” 29.07 Capricornus
2025 Feb 09 21h 43m 13s -11° 36’ 17” 29.09 Capricornus
2025 Feb 10 21h 47m 24s -11° 05’ 40” 29.11 Capricornus
2025 Feb 11 21h 51m 35s -10° 34’ 56” 29.13 Capricornus
2025 Feb 12 21h 55m 44s -10° 04’ 06” 29.15 Capricornus
2025 Feb 13 21h 59m 51s -09° 33’ 13” 29.17 Capricornus
2025 Feb 14 22h 03m 56s -09° 02’ 13” 29.19 Aquarius
2025 Feb 15 22h 08m 00s -08° 31’ 11” 29.21 Aquarius
2025 Feb 16 22h 12m 03s -08° 00’ 06” 29.23 Aquarius

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