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Asteroid (NEO) 2025 BL

Above the horizon.  Circumpolar today
Alt: 50.94°   Az: 339.68°   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) 2025 BL is in the constellation of Camelopardalis, at a distance of 14,826,125.0 kilometers from Earth. The current Right Ascension is 13h 18m 18s and the Declination is +77° 18’ 01” (apparent coordinates). The magnitude of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 BL is 22.97 (data provided by JPL Horizons).

Finder Charts

Map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2025 BL in Camelopardalis on February, 11 2025. Field of view: 50x30 degrees
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Sky map showing Asteroid (NEO) 2025 BL in Camelopardalis on February, 11 2025. Field of view: 15x9 degrees. View in interactive sky chart

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Celestial Coordinates

Apparent

13h 18m 18s
+77° 18’ 01”
05h 37m 47s
18h 56m 06s

J2000

13h 17m 51s
+77° 25’ 55”

Additional Information

Camelopardalis
22.97

Rise and Set Times

Today's rise, transit and set times of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 BL from Greenwich, UK (all times relative to the local timezone Europe/London):

Today Asteroid (NEO) 2025 BL is circumpolar and transits at 03:52 UTC reaching a maximum altitude of 64.2°.
  • 2025 BL is above the horizon from Greenwich, UK.
  • Right now it is placed in the North-North-West direction at an altitude of 50.94° above the horizon.
  • Given its current magnitude, 2025 BL is visible only through long exposure photography.
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Distance from Earth

The distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 BL from Earth is currently 14,826,125.0 kilometers, equivalent to 0.0991065242 Astronomical Units. Light takes 49.455s to travel from Asteroid (NEO) 2025 BL and arrive to us.

14,826,125.0
0.0991065242
49.455s

The following chart shows the distance of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 BL 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) 2025 BL 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) 2025 BL to Earth happens on Sat Jan 17 2026 at a distance of 0.011982 Astronomical Units, or 1,792,458 kilometers:

Sat Jan 17 2026
1,792,458
0.011982

Light Curve

The following chart is the predicted light curve (visual magnitude as a function of time) of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 BL, 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) 2025 BL as a function of time

Orbital Elements

The following table lists the orbital elements of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 BL at epoch 16 October 2024 00:00 UTC (JD: 2460600.5). Source: JPL Small-Body Database

Element Symbol Value
Orbit eccentricity e 0.11054233
Orbit inclination i 11.84942874°
Perihelion distance q 0.89229785 AU
133,485,859 km
Aphelion distance Q 1.11408848 AU
166,665,265 km
Semi-major axis a 1.00319317 AU
150,075,562 km
Orbital period period 1.0048 years
367.0078 days
Date of perihelion transit Tp 2024-Nov-05 13:46:37
2,460,620.0740 JD
Next perihelion transit 2025-Nov-07 13:57
2,460,987.0818 JD
Argument of perihelion peri 277.46439998108°
Longitude of the ascending node node 116.62021333503°
Mean anomaly M 340.79971466751°
Mean motion n 0.98090562°/day

Orbit Visualization

Orbit Diagram of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 BL
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15 Days Ephemeris

The following table lists the ephemerides of Asteroid (NEO) 2025 BL 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 04 13h 57m 30s +74° 27’ 40” 22.30 Ursa Minor
2025 Feb 05 13h 52m 29s +75° 01’ 01” 22.40 Ursa Minor
2025 Feb 06 13h 47m 23s +75° 30’ 28” 22.50 Ursa Minor
2025 Feb 07 13h 42m 10s +75° 56’ 26” 22.60 Ursa Minor
2025 Feb 08 13h 36m 51s +76° 19’ 21” 22.69 Ursa Minor
2025 Feb 09 13h 31m 28s +76° 39’ 29” 22.78 Camelopardalis
2025 Feb 10 13h 26m 01s +76° 57’ 08” 22.86 Camelopardalis
2025 Feb 11 13h 20m 30s +77° 12’ 31” 22.94 Camelopardalis
2025 Feb 12 13h 14m 56s +77° 25’ 48” 23.02 Camelopardalis
2025 Feb 13 13h 09m 19s +77° 37’ 12” 23.10 Camelopardalis
2025 Feb 14 13h 03m 40s +77° 46’ 47” 23.17 Camelopardalis
2025 Feb 15 12h 58m 02s +77° 54’ 42” 23.24 Camelopardalis
2025 Feb 16 12h 52m 23s +78° 01’ 02” 23.31 Camelopardalis
2025 Feb 17 12h 46m 45s +78° 05’ 54” 23.38 Camelopardalis

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