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Asteroid (NEO) 2022 OB5

Above the horizon.  Rise: 14:11 | Tran: 19:33 | Set: 0:54
Alt: 1.74°   Az: 104.19°   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 OB5 is in the constellation of Crater, at a distance of 23,192,734.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 11h 02m 38s and the Declination is -07° 24’ 07” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 OB5 is 27.47.

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2022 OB5 in Crater on May, 29 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2022 OB5 in Crater on May, 29 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

Also check out Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2022 OB5?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid (NEO) 2022 OB5 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

11h 02m 38s
-07° 24’ 07”
18h 49m 03s
05h 51m 41s

J2000

11h 01m 21s
-07° 15’ 54”

Additional Information

Crater
27.47

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 OB5 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 97.4°
Max altitude: 31.1°
Azimuth: 262.6°
  • 2022 OB5 is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the East-South-East direction at an altitude of 1.74° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2022 OB5 is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 OB5 from Earth is currently 23,192,734.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.1550338510 Astronomical Units. Light takes 1m 17.363s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2022 OB5 and arrive to us.

23,192,734.0
0.1550338510
1m 17.363s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 OB5 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 OB5 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 OB5 to Earth happens on Wed Jan 14 2026 at a distance of 0.004314 Astronomical Units, or 645,386 kilometers:

Wed Jan 14 2026
645,386
0.004314

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 OB5, 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 OB5 as a function of time

15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 OB5 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 22 10h 43m 38s -07° 03’ 36” 27.29 Sextans
2025 May 23 10h 46m 06s -07° 05’ 44” 27.31 Sextans
2025 May 24 10h 48m 35s -07° 08’ 04” 27.34 Sextans
2025 May 25 10h 51m 05s -07° 10’ 33” 27.36 Sextans
2025 May 26 10h 53m 36s -07° 13’ 12” 27.38 Crater
2025 May 27 10h 56m 07s -07° 16’ 03” 27.41 Crater
2025 May 28 10h 58m 39s -07° 19’ 05” 27.43 Crater
2025 May 29 11h 01m 12s -07° 22’ 16” 27.45 Crater
2025 May 30 11h 03m 46s -07° 25’ 38” 27.48 Crater
2025 May 31 11h 06m 21s -07° 29’ 10” 27.50 Crater
2025 Jun 01 11h 08m 56s -07° 32’ 51” 27.52 Crater
2025 Jun 02 11h 11m 32s -07° 36’ 41” 27.54 Crater
2025 Jun 03 11h 14m 08s -07° 40’ 41” 27.56 Crater
2025 Jun 04 11h 16m 45s -07° 44’ 47” 27.58 Crater

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