Last update on January 13, 2022
Asteroid 2021 BZ
The asteroid 2021 BZ was discovered on January 29, 2020. This near-Earth object belongs to the Aten group.
It makes one orbit around the Sun in 362 days. The aphelion (farthest point from the Sun) of the asteroid 2021 BZ orbits is 194 million kilometers, and the perihelion (nearest point to the Sun) is 104 million kilometers.
The distance of the asteroid 2021 BZ from Earth is currently --.-- million kilometers, equivalent to --.-- astronomical units. Light takes -- minutes and -- seconds to travel from the asteroid 2021 BZ and arrive to us.
Approach to Earth
This year, the asteroid 2021 BZ flew past Earth on January 26 at 04:02 at a distance of 13.22 million kilometers at a speed of 16 kilometers per second.
The next close approach of asteroid 2021 BZ to our planet will happen on January 30, 2142. On that day, its distance to Earth will be 13.84 million kilometers.
Position in the sky for your location
The asteroid 2021 BZ
List of asteroid close approaches to Earth
Distance of planets from the Sun and Earth and visibility in the sky for your location
Mercury
0.42m
current distance from the Sun
64.1 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
128.9 million kilometers
Aries
Venus
-4.36m
current distance from the Sun
108.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
110.7 million kilometers
Gemini
Earth
current distance from the Sun
151.7 million kilometers
current distance from the Moon
382.1 thousand kilometers
Mars
1.58m
current distance from the Sun
249.2 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
298.8 million kilometers
Cancer
Ceres
drawf planet
8.35m
current distance from the Sun
389.2 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
320.1 million kilometers
Virgo
Jupiter
-2.1m
current distance from the Sun
741.4 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
857.6 million kilometers
Aries
Saturn
0.86m
current distance from the Sun
1 465.6 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
1 449.8 million kilometers
Aquarius
Uranus
5.87m
current distance from the Sun
2 939.2 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
3 081.4 million kilometers
Aries
Neptune
7.78m
current distance from the Sun
4 474.3 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
4 517.6 million kilometers
Pisces
Pluto
drawf planet
14.43m
current distance from the Sun
5 202.8 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
5 104.6 million kilometers
Capricornus