Last update on January 26, 2022
Asteroid 2022 BB1
The asteroid 2022 BB1 was discovered on January 25, 2022. This near-Earth object belongs to the Apollo group.
It makes one orbit around the Sun in 537 days. The aphelion (farthest point from the Sun) of the asteroid 2022 BB1 orbits is 284 million kilometers, and the perihelion (nearest point to the Sun) is 103 million kilometers.
The distance of the asteroid 2022 BB1 from Earth is currently --.-- million kilometers, equivalent to --.-- astronomical units. Light takes -- minutes and -- seconds to travel from the asteroid 2022 BB1 and arrive to us.
Approach to Earth
This year, the asteroid 2022 BB1 flew past Earth on January 29 at 02:57 at a distance of 3.7 million kilometers at a speed of 17 kilometers per second.
The next close approach of asteroid 2022 BB1 to our planet will happen on January 29, 2047. On that day, its distance to Earth will be 5.39 million kilometers.
Position in the sky for your location
The asteroid 2022 BB1
List of asteroid close approaches to Earth
Distance of planets from the Sun and Earth and visibility in the sky for your location
Mercury
2.26m
current distance from the Sun
48.2 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
110.1 million kilometers
Virgo
Venus
-3.92m
current distance from the Sun
107.7 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
255.4 million kilometers
Virgo
Earth
current distance from the Sun
149.8 million kilometers
current distance from the Moon
370.3 thousand kilometers
Mars
-0.56m
current distance from the Sun
216.4 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
118.2 million kilometers
Taurus
Ceres
drawf planet
8.97m
current distance from the Sun
382.6 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
491.3 million kilometers
Leo
Jupiter
-2.94m
current distance from the Sun
741.2 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
591.6 million kilometers
Pisces
Saturn
0.53m
current distance from the Sun
1 474.8 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
1 369.9 million kilometers
Capricornus
Uranus
5.7m
current distance from the Sun
2 944.6 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
2 830.9 million kilometers
Aries
Neptune
7.69m
current distance from the Sun
4 475.2 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
4 329.1 million kilometers
Aquarius
Pluto
drawf planet
14.43m
current distance from the Sun
5 178.4 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
5 126.9 million kilometers
Sagittarius