Last update on February 07, 2022
Asteroid 2017 BU
The asteroid 2017 BU was opened on January 19, 2017. This near-Earth object belongs to the Apollo group.
It makes one orbit around the Sun in 376 days. The aphelion (farthest point from the Sun) of the asteroid 2017 BU orbits is 191 million kilometers, and the perihelion (nearest point to the Sun) is 114 million kilometers.
The distance of the asteroid 2017 BU from Earth is currently --.-- million kilometers, equivalent to --.-- astronomical units. Light takes -- minutes and -- seconds to travel from the asteroid 2017 BU and arrive to us.
Approach to Earth
This year, the asteroid 2017 BU will pass past Earth on August 29 at 12:35 at a distance of 6.05 million kilometers at a speed of 7 kilometers per second.
The next close approach of asteroid 2017 BU to our planet will happen on February 05, 2051. On that day, its distance to Earth will be 7.6 million kilometers.
Position in the sky for your location
The asteroid 2017 BU
List of asteroid close approaches to Earth
Distance of planets from the Sun and Earth and visibility in the sky for your location
Mercury
-0.43m
current distance from the Sun
52.1 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
160.1 million kilometers
Venus
-3.89m
current distance from the Sun
108.5 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
208.0 million kilometers
Earth
current distance from the Sun
152.1 million kilometers
current distance from the Moon
401.4 thousand kilometers
Mars
0.52m
current distance from the Sun
206.7 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
196.1 million kilometers
Ceres
drawf planet
8.81m
current distance from the Sun
388.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
534.9 million kilometers
Jupiter
-2.4m
current distance from the Sun
742.5 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
728.0 million kilometers
Saturn
0.57m
current distance from the Sun
1 478.1 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
1 372.1 million kilometers
Uranus
5.86m
current distance from the Sun
2 946.7 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
3 043.9 million kilometers
Neptune
7.76m
current distance from the Sun
4 475.5 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
4 443.0 million kilometers
Pluto
drawf planet
14.35m
current distance from the Sun
5 169.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
5 026.9 million kilometers