2025 BB2
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	28 Oct 2026	27.7	1.870 AU	0.947 AU	00h24m	-04°43'	148.9°	15.9°

The interactive orbit chart above shows the body's path through the solar system and its position at the given date. Green and blue lines are shown perpendicular to the ecliptic plane: Green if the path is above the ecliptic plane, blue if it is below. (Left-click and drag to rotate the view; Right-click and drag to move the view; Use scroll wheel to zoom in our out.)

The orbital elements of 2025 BB2 are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.4197989
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 1.6901524
            i (Inclination)                 : 3.84676
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 136.46137
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 10.48051
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 215.34906
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 146.91879
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : 0.69922
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 2.20            
        

The light curve chart below shows the estimated development of the minor planet's magnitude.

The all-sky chart below shows the path of the minor planet over the same period as the light curve. The current position is marked yellow.

The following chart shows the path of the minor planet in the next few days. The field of view is optimized for (~10x50) binoculars and finderscopes.

Ephemerides:

Date       Time       RA (2000)    DEC (2000)    delta   radius  elong  phase   PA    magn
2026-10-28 00:00 UT   00 24 35.0   -04 43 16     0.947    1.870  148.9   15.9    55   27.7 
2026-10-28 18:53 UT   00 23 35.6   -04 49 16     0.948    1.866  147.9   16.5    56   27.8 
2026-10-29 00:00 UT   00 23 19.7   -04 50 52     0.949    1.865  147.6   16.6    56   27.8 
2026-10-30 00:00 UT   00 22 06.3   -04 58 09     0.950    1.860  146.3   17.2    56   27.8 
2026-10-31 00:00 UT   00 20 54.8   -05 05 08     0.952    1.855  145.0   17.9    57   27.8 
2026-11-01 00:00 UT   00 19 45.3   -05 11 47     0.954    1.850  143.7   18.5    57   27.8 
2026-11-02 00:00 UT   00 18 37.9   -05 18 06     0.957    1.845  142.4   19.1    58   27.8 
2026-11-03 00:00 UT   00 17 32.7   -05 24 06     0.959    1.840  141.2   19.8    58   27.9 
2026-11-04 00:00 UT   00 16 29.7   -05 29 45     0.962    1.835  139.9   20.4    58   27.9 
2026-11-05 00:00 UT   00 15 29.0   -05 35 04     0.965    1.830  138.7   21.0    59   27.9 
2026-11-06 00:00 UT   00 14 30.7   -05 40 02     0.967    1.825  137.4   21.6    59   27.9 
2026-11-07 00:00 UT   00 13 34.9   -05 44 39     0.971    1.820  136.2   22.1    59   27.9 
2026-11-08 00:00 UT   00 12 41.5   -05 48 55     0.974    1.815  135.0   22.7    60   28.0 
2026-11-09 00:00 UT   00 11 50.7   -05 52 50     0.977    1.810  133.8   23.3    60   28.0 
2026-11-10 00:00 UT   00 11 02.5   -05 56 24     0.981    1.805  132.6   23.8    60   28.0 
2026-11-11 00:00 UT   00 10 16.9   -05 59 36     0.985    1.800  131.4   24.4    61   28.0 
2026-11-12 00:00 UT   00 09 33.9   -06 02 28     0.988    1.795  130.2   24.9    61   28.0 
2026-11-13 00:00 UT   00 08 53.7   -06 04 58     0.992    1.789  129.1   25.4    61   28.1 
2026-11-14 00:00 UT   00 08 16.1   -06 07 08     0.996    1.784  127.9   25.9    61   28.1 
2026-11-15 00:00 UT   00 07 41.3   -06 08 56     1.000    1.779  126.8   26.4    62   28.1 
2026-11-16 00:00 UT   00 07 09.1   -06 10 24     1.005    1.774  125.7   26.9    62   28.1 
2026-11-17 00:00 UT   00 06 39.8   -06 11 31     1.009    1.768  124.5   27.4    62   28.1 
2026-11-18 00:00 UT   00 06 13.2   -06 12 18     1.014    1.763  123.4   27.9    62   28.1 
2026-11-19 00:00 UT   00 05 49.3   -06 12 45     1.018    1.758  122.3   28.4    62   28.2 
2026-11-20 00:00 UT   00 05 28.1   -06 12 52     1.023    1.753  121.3   28.8    63   28.2 
2026-11-21 00:00 UT   00 05 09.7   -06 12 39     1.027    1.747  120.2   29.3    63   28.2 
2026-11-22 00:00 UT   00 04 54.1   -06 12 07     1.032    1.742  119.1   29.7    63   28.2 
2026-11-23 00:00 UT   00 04 41.1   -06 11 15     1.037    1.736  118.1   30.1    63   28.2 
2026-11-24 00:00 UT   00 04 30.8   -06 10 05     1.042    1.731  117.1   30.5    63   28.2 
2026-11-25 00:00 UT   00 04 23.2   -06 08 36     1.047    1.726  116.0   30.9    63   28.3 
2026-11-26 00:00 UT   00 04 18.3   -06 06 48     1.052    1.720  115.0   31.3    64   28.3 
2026-11-27 00:00 UT   00 04 16.0   -06 04 42     1.057    1.715  114.0   31.7    64   28.3 

    Terminology:
            
    delta:  distance between minor planet and earth in AU
    radius: distance between minor planet and sun in AU
    magn:   magnitude (brightness) estimate    
    ra:     right ascension in hours (24h = 360deg)
    dec:    declination in degrees
    elong:  elongation in degrees (angle sun-earth-minor planet)    
    phase:  phase angle in degrees (angle sun-minor planet-earth)        
    AU:     Astronomical Unit (mean distance between earth and sun: 149597870.7 km
    

Orbital elements provided by the MPC (Minor Planet Center).
Calculations by a modified version of AAPlus, a C# implementation of the AA+ project by PJ Naughter from the algorithms presented in the book "Astronomical Algorithms" by Jean Meeus.
NGC2000 dso catalog and star labels from VizieR as provided by the Strasbourg astronomical Data Center.
Tycho2 catalog from the ESO archive.