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Asteroid (NEO) 2022 SS2

Below the horizon.  Rise: 3:10 | Tran: 6:44 | Set: 10:18
Alt: -62.81°   Az: 340.98°   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 SS2 is in the constellation of Scorpius, at a distance of 328,357,695.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 16h 43m 27s and the Declination is -25° 16’ 13” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 SS2 is 31.79 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2022 SS2 in Scorpius on February, 19 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2022 SS2 in Scorpius on February, 19 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

Also check out Where is Asteroid (NEO) 2022 SS2?, a page that provides all the information needed to find Asteroid (NEO) 2022 SS2 in the sky and additional links to sky charts.

Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

16h 43m 27s
-25° 16’ 13”
11h 22m 04s
04h 05m 32s

J2000

16h 41m 55s
-25° 13’ 27”

Additional Information

Scorpius
31.79

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 SS2 from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Azimuth: 115.2°
Max altitude: 13.3°
Azimuth: 244.8°

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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 SS2 from Earth is currently 328,357,695.0 kilometers, equivalent to 2.1949356195 Astronomical Units. Light takes 18m 15.283s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2022 SS2 and arrive to us.

328,357,695.0
2.1949356195
18m 15.283s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 SS2 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 SS2 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 SS2 to Earth happens on Sat Sep 13 2025 at a distance of 0.006087 Astronomical Units, or 910,572 kilometers:

Sat Sep 13 2025
910,572
0.006087

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 SS2, 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 SS2 as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 SS2 at epoch 16 October 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.51396947
Orbit inclination i 3.67743170°
Perihelion distance q 1.01046642 AU
151,163,625 km
Aphelion distance Q 3.14757040 AU
470,869,831 km
Semi-major axis a 2.07901841 AU
311,016,728 km
Orbital period period 2.9978 years
1,094.9289 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2025-Sep-16 04:27:03
2,460,934.6855 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 0.27022100722041°
Longitude of the ascending node node 353.60593262747°
Mean anomaly M 250.1236783426°
Mean motion n 0.32878846°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 SS2
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2022 SS2 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 12 16h 30m 27s -24° 39’ 15” 31.92 Ophiuchus
2025 Feb 13 16h 32m 07s -24° 44’ 10” 31.90 Ophiuchus
2025 Feb 14 16h 33m 48s -24° 49’ 04” 31.89 Ophiuchus
2025 Feb 15 16h 35m 29s -24° 53’ 53” 31.87 Ophiuchus
2025 Feb 16 16h 37m 09s -24° 58’ 41” 31.85 Scorpius
2025 Feb 17 16h 38m 50s -25° 03’ 25” 31.83 Scorpius
2025 Feb 18 16h 40m 31s -25° 08’ 06” 31.81 Scorpius
2025 Feb 19 16h 42m 12s -25° 12’ 45” 31.80 Scorpius
2025 Feb 20 16h 43m 52s -25° 17’ 21” 31.78 Scorpius
2025 Feb 21 16h 45m 32s -25° 21’ 54” 31.76 Scorpius
2025 Feb 22 16h 47m 12s -25° 26’ 24” 31.74 Scorpius
2025 Feb 23 16h 48m 52s -25° 30’ 51” 31.72 Scorpius
2025 Feb 24 16h 50m 32s -25° 35’ 16” 31.70 Scorpius
2025 Feb 25 16h 52m 12s -25° 39’ 38” 31.68 Scorpius

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