Last update on January 23, 2022
Asteroid 2022 BJ
The asteroid 2022 BJ was detected on January 20, 2022. This near-Earth object belongs to the Apollo group.
It makes one orbit around the Sun in 1352 days. The aphelion (farthest point from the Sun) of the asteroid 2022 BJ orbits is 645 million kilometers, and the perihelion (nearest point to the Sun) is 71 million kilometers.
The distance of the asteroid 2022 BJ from Earth is currently --.-- million kilometers, equivalent to --.-- astronomical units. Light takes -- minutes and -- seconds to travel from the asteroid 2022 BJ and arrive to us.
Approach to Earth
This year, the asteroid 2022 BJ flew past Earth on January 17 at 23:09 at a distance of 7.89 million kilometers at a speed of 24 kilometers per second.
The next close approach of asteroid 2022 BJ to our planet will happen on July 04, 2025. On that day, its distance to Earth will be 8.03 million kilometers.
Position in the sky for your location
The asteroid 2022 BJ
List of asteroid close approaches to Earth
Distance of planets from the Sun and Earth and visibility in the sky for your location
Mercury
5.12m
current distance from the Sun
51.1 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
100.2 million kilometers
Virgo
Venus
-3.92m
current distance from the Sun
107.6 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
254.8 million kilometers
Virgo
Earth
current distance from the Sun
150.0 million kilometers
current distance from the Moon
383.6 thousand kilometers
Mars
-0.49m
current distance from the Sun
215.7 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
121.9 million kilometers
Taurus
Ceres
drawf planet
8.96m
current distance from the Sun
382.7 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
496.3 million kilometers
Leo
Jupiter
-2.94m
current distance from the Sun
741.3 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
591.3 million kilometers
Pisces
Saturn
0.51m
current distance from the Sun
1 475.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
1 362.4 million kilometers
Capricornus
Uranus
5.7m
current distance from the Sun
2 944.7 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
2 838.3 million kilometers
Aries
Neptune
7.69m
current distance from the Sun
4 475.2 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
4 326.9 million kilometers
Aquarius
Pluto
drawf planet
14.43m
current distance from the Sun
5 178.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
5 116.3 million kilometers
Sagittarius