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2022 CB1

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(2022 CB1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.737 AU
True anomaly
250.73°
Distance from Earth
1.719 AU
As of
16 October 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 CB1 — 0.737 AU from the Sun 2022 CB1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 CB1 is 1.719 AU from Earth today (14.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 17m 50s
Declination
-15° 17′ 22″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.72 AU
Elongation from the Sun
6.56° — too close to the Sun to observe

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

From your location

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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
0.745 AU
Eccentricity
0.3555
Inclination
16.86°
Orbital period
234.9 days
Perihelion
0.48 AU
Aphelion
1.01 AU
Longitude of ascending node
318.39°
Argument of periapsis
355.66°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 8.5 LD
0.0218 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.66

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
33
Data arc
9 days
First observed
3 February 2022
Last observed
12 February 2022
Residual RMS
0.51 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 February 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.26

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 90 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 CB1 at 2029-01-20 17:14 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-01-20 17:14 UTC close approach of 2022 CB1. Catalogue miss distance 130.1 LD · 5 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-01-17 to 2029-01-23, 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. At closest approach the object is north of the ecliptic. The path is approximate: a two-body Kepler propagation of the catalogue orbital elements, not a numerical integration. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. approximate Sun 130.1 LD · 5 × 10⁷ km 2029-01-20 17:14 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-01-20 17:14 UTC close approach of 2022 CB1. Catalogue miss distance 130.1 LD · 5 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-01-17 to 2029-01-23, 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. At closest approach the object is north of the ecliptic. The path is approximate: a two-body Kepler propagation of the catalogue orbital elements, not a numerical integration. The Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2029-01-20 17:14:00 Earth 0.3344 AU 130.1 LD 17.9 km/s
2029-06-01 14:02:00 Earth 0.4941 AU 192.3 LD 14.8 km/s
2031-02-06 14:27:00 Earth 0.0275 AU 10.7 LD 10.1 km/s
2032-10-05 00:24:00 Earth 0.482 AU 187.6 LD 16.3 km/s
2033-02-16 21:52:00 Earth 0.3184 AU 123.9 LD 18.4 km/s
2038-01-21 23:02:00 Earth 0.3839 AU 149.4 LD 19.6 km/s
2040-02-01 13:34:00 Earth 0.0623 AU 24.2 LD 10.3 km/s
2042-02-18 04:56:00 Earth 0.2593 AU 100.9 LD 16.4 km/s
2045-07-23 03:47:00 Merc 0.0472 AU 18.4 LD 16.5 km/s
2045-07-23 03:47:00 Mercury 0.0472 AU 18.4 LD 16.5 km/s

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

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