2023 BP6 is an asteroid in the Aten orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.83 AU to 1.12 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 353.1 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 7 February 2023.
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.09 AU
- True anomaly
- 214.27°
- Distance from Earth
- 0.971 AU
- As of
- 24 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.
In the sky
- Right ascension
- 09h 30m 55s
- Declination
- +00° 14′ 19″
- Constellation
- Hydra
- Distance from Earth
- 0.97 AU
- Elongation from the Sun
- 67.41° — well clear of the Sun
Visible from both hemispheres.
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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
- 0.978 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.1491
- Inclination
- 16.77°
- Orbital period
- 353.1 days
- Perihelion
- 0.832 AU
- Aphelion
- 1.123 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 131.68°
- Argument of periapsis
- 98.48°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
- Orbit class · ATE
- Aten
- Earth MOID · 2.7 LD
- 0.0069 AU
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 6.143
Orbit quality
Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).
- Observations used
- 50
- Data arc
- 5 days
- First observed
- 28 January 2023
- Last observed
- 2 February 2023
- Residual RMS
- 0.68 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 7 February 2023
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 23.85
Discovery & classification
Close approaches 36 on record
Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2047-09-05 15:26 UTC close approach of 2023 BP6. Catalogue miss distance 147.5 LD · 5.67 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2047-09-02 to 2047-09-08, 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.
| When (UTC) | Body | Distance | Lunar distances | Relative speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2047-09-05 15:26:00 | Earth | 0.3791 AU | 147.5 LD | 18 km/s |
| 2048-08-24 03:06:00 | Earth | 0.1891 AU | 73.6 LD | 13.2 km/s |
| 2049-08-09 03:03:00 | Earth | 0.0729 AU | 28.4 LD | 9.8 km/s |
| 2052-02-02 18:30:00 | Earth | 0.0761 AU | 29.6 LD | 9.1 km/s |
| 2053-01-26 20:21:00 | Earth | 0.1267 AU | 49.3 LD | 12.3 km/s |
| 2054-01-19 08:22:00 | Earth | 0.3301 AU | 128.5 LD | 17.3 km/s |
| 2076-09-10 19:37:00 | Earth | 0.4892 AU | 190.4 LD | 21 km/s |
| 2077-08-31 09:54:00 | Earth | 0.2987 AU | 116.2 LD | 15.9 km/s |
| 2078-08-18 23:51:00 | Earth | 0.1184 AU | 46.1 LD | 11.5 km/s |
| 2079-08-01 09:52:00 | Earth | 0.1176 AU | 45.8 LD | 9.2 km/s |
Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB