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Sunrise: 4:59 
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Sunset: 20:54
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Asteroid (NEO) 2022 LY1

Above the horizon.  Rise: 9:06 | Tran: 17:03 | Set: 1:02
Alt: 45.92°   Az: 116.87°   Direction: East-South-East
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 LY1 is in the constellation of Cancer, at a distance of 329,284,391.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 08h 05m 05s and the Declination is +21° 29’ 09” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 LY1 is 31.54.

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2022 LY1 in Cancer on May, 22 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2022 LY1 in Cancer on May, 22 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

Also check out Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2022 LY1?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid (NEO) 2022 LY1 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

08h 05m 05s
+21° 29’ 09”
21h 12m 41s
05h 17m 47s

J2000

08h 03m 35s
+21° 33’ 32”

Additional Information

Cancer
31.54

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 LY1 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 68.5°
Max altitude: 60.0°
Azimuth: 291.5°
  • 2022 LY1 is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the East-South-East direction at an altitude of 45.92° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2022 LY1 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 LY1 from Earth is currently 329,284,391.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.2011301996 Astronomical Units. Light takes 18m 18.374s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2022 LY1 and arrive to us.

329,284,391.0
2.2011301996
18m 18.374s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 LY1 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 LY1 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 LY1 to Earth happens on Tue Jun 12 2029 at a distance of 0.009003 Astronomical Units, or 1,346,883 kilometers:

Tue Jun 12 2029
1,346,883
0.009003

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 LY1, 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 LY1 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 LY1 at epoch 30 March 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460400.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.34197122
Orbit inclination i 1.34343750°
Perihelion distance q 0.95562120 AU
142,958,896 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.94887547 AU
291,547,621 km
Semi-major axis a 1.45224833 AU
217,253,259 km
Orbital period period 1.7501 years
639.2338 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-Apr-15 12:49:21
2,460,416.0343 JD
Next perihelion transit 2026-Jan-14 18:26
2,461,055.2681 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 240.52495832347°
Longitude of the ascending node node 60.284582837182°
Mean anomaly M 351.25149904823°
Mean motion n 0.56317419°/day
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Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 LY1
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 LY1 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 May 15 07h 50m 58s +22° 10’ 41” 31.53 Gemini
2025 May 16 07h 52m 48s +22° 05’ 30” 31.53 Gemini
2025 May 17 07h 54m 40s +22° 00’ 14” 31.53 Gemini
2025 May 18 07h 56m 31s +21° 54’ 52” 31.53 Gemini
2025 May 19 07h 58m 24s +21° 49’ 23” 31.53 Gemini
2025 May 20 08h 00m 15s +21° 43’ 50” 31.54 Gemini
2025 May 21 08h 02m 08s +21° 38’ 09” 31.54 Cancer
2025 May 22 08h 04m 02s +21° 32’ 23” 31.54 Cancer
2025 May 23 08h 05m 55s +21° 26’ 31” 31.54 Cancer
2025 May 24 08h 07m 50s +21° 20’ 32” 31.54 Cancer
2025 May 25 08h 09m 44s +21° 14’ 28” 31.54 Cancer
2025 May 26 08h 11m 39s +21° 08’ 17” 31.54 Cancer
2025 May 27 08h 13m 35s +21° 02’ 01” 31.54 Cancer
2025 May 28 08h 15m 31s +20° 55’ 37” 31.54 Cancer

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