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2013 BS45

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(2013 BS45)

2013 BS45 is an asteroid in the Aten orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.91 AU to 1.07 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 360.6 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 15 April 2021.

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.043 AU
True anomaly
227.85°
Distance from Earth
1.044 AU
As of
2 November 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Sun Earth — 0.992 AU from the Sun Earth 2013 BS45 — 1.043 AU from the Sun 2013 BS45
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2013 BS45 is 1.044 AU from Earth today (8.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 44m 38s
Declination
+08° 14′ 46″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.04 AU
Elongation from the Sun
61.58° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

How do I find my coordinates?

Google Maps on a computer

  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
0.992 AU
Eccentricity
0.0837
Inclination
0.77°
Orbital period
360.6 days
Perihelion
0.908 AU
Aphelion
1.075 AU
Longitude of ascending node
83.41°
Argument of periapsis
150.74°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 4.4 LD
0.0114 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.118

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
98
Data arc
375 days
First observed
20 January 2013
Last observed
30 January 2014
Residual RMS
0.32 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Physical properties

Rotation period
0.03 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.9

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 60 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2013 BS45 at 2083-09-20 01:34 UTC Sun 168.6 LD · 6.48 × 10⁷ km 2083-09-20 01:34 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2083-09-20 01:34 UTC close approach of 2013 BS45. Catalogue miss distance 168.6 LD · 6.48 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2083-09-17 to 2083-09-23, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2083-09-20 01:34:00 Earth 0.4331 AU 168.6 LD 15.8 km/s
2084-09-16 07:44:00 Earth 0.358 AU 139.3 LD 13.5 km/s
2085-09-13 10:57:00 Earth 0.2836 AU 110.4 LD 11.3 km/s
2086-09-10 19:01:00 Earth 0.2106 AU 82.0 LD 9.1 km/s
2087-09-08 09:46:00 Earth 0.1399 AU 54.4 LD 7 km/s
2088-09-05 01:29:00 Earth 0.0743 AU 28.9 LD 5 km/s
2089-09-03 04:35:00 Earth 0.0234 AU 9.1 LD 3.4 km/s
2090-09-02 17:36:00 Earth 0.0165 AU 6.4 LD 3.2 km/s
2091-09-04 12:34:00 Earth 0.056 AU 21.8 LD 4.5 km/s
2092-09-06 02:27:00 Earth 0.1176 AU 45.8 LD 6.3 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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