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Asteroid (NEO) 2022 GA2

Above the horizon.  Rise: 2:34 | Tran: 10:09 | Set: 17:43
Alt: 11.63°   Az: 284.13°   Direction: West-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 GA2 is in the constellation of Cancer, at a distance of 325,478,783.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 08h 21m 38s and the Declination is +17° 51’ 35” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 GA2 is 33.28 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder chart of 2022 GA2 in Cancer on September,08 2024
Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2022 GA2 in Cancer on September, 08 2024. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 21m 38s
+17° 51’ 35”
06h 14m 48s
14h 36m 27s

J2000

08h 20m 14s
+17° 56’ 21”

Additional Information

Cancer
33.28

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 GA2 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 72.1°
Max altitude: 56.4°
Azimuth: 287.9°
  • 2022 GA2 is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the West-North-West direction at an altitude of 11.63° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2022 GA2 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Finder Charts

Finder chart of 2022 GA2
Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2022 GA2 in Cancer on September, 08 2024. Field of view: 10x6 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

Also check out Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2022 GA2?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid (NEO) 2022 GA2 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 GA2 from Earth is currently 325,478,783.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.1756912814 Astronomical Units. Light takes 18m 5.680s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2022 GA2 and arrive to us.

325,478,783.0
2.1756912814
18m 5.680s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 GA2 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 GA2 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 GA2 to Earth happens on Tue Apr 6 2032 at a distance of 0.003273 Astronomical Units, or 489,662 kilometers:

Tue Apr 6 2032
489,662
0.003273

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 GA2, 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 GA2 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 GA2 at epoch 12 September 2023 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460200.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.29603654
Orbit inclination i 2.15930037°
Perihelion distance q 0.89288807 AU
133,574,154 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.64385745 AU
245,917,574 km
Semi-major axis a 1.26837276 AU
189,745,864 km
Orbital period period 1.4285 years
521.7576 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2023-Oct-28 10:43:07
2,460,245.9466 JD
Next perihelion transit 2025-Apr-02 04:54
2,460,767.7042 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 57.24178440322°
Longitude of the ascending node node 198.2364627516°
Mean anomaly M 328.64294574025°
Mean motion n 0.68997557°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 GA2
View Asteroid (NEO) 2022 GA2 in the 3D Solar System Simulator

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 GA2 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
2024 Sep 01 08h 02m 17s +18° 55’ 48” 33.31 Cancer
2024 Sep 02 08h 04m 49s +18° 47’ 53” 33.31 Cancer
2024 Sep 03 08h 07m 22s +18° 39’ 49” 33.31 Cancer
2024 Sep 04 08h 09m 54s +18° 31’ 36” 33.30 Cancer
2024 Sep 05 08h 12m 25s +18° 23’ 14” 33.30 Cancer
2024 Sep 06 08h 14m 57s +18° 14’ 45” 33.29 Cancer
2024 Sep 07 08h 17m 29s +18° 06’ 05” 33.29 Cancer
2024 Sep 08 08h 20m 01s +17° 57’ 18” 33.28 Cancer
2024 Sep 09 08h 22m 33s +17° 48’ 22” 33.28 Cancer
2024 Sep 10 08h 25m 05s +17° 39’ 17” 33.27 Cancer
2024 Sep 11 08h 27m 37s +17° 30’ 04” 33.27 Cancer
2024 Sep 12 08h 30m 08s +17° 20’ 42” 33.26 Cancer
2024 Sep 13 08h 32m 40s +17° 11’ 12” 33.26 Cancer
2024 Sep 14 08h 35m 12s +17° 01’ 33” 33.25 Cancer

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