2022 BJ
ephemeris	date	magn	radius	delta	ra	dec	elong	phase
Today	26 Sep 2026	28.0	3.812 AU	4.807 AU	12h29m	+02°42'	6.2°	1.6°

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 2022 BJ are:

            e (Eccentricity)                : 0.8005695
            a (Semimajor axis)              : 2.3958396
            i (Inclination)                 : 6.80942
            Ω (Longitude of ascending node) : 102.37073
            ω (Argument of perihelion)      : 278.78459
            M (Mean anomaly)                : 77.68924
            Epoch                           : 2026 Jun 09

            L (Longitude of perihelion)     : 21.21674
            B (Latitude of perihelion)      : -6.72917
            P (Orbital period in years)     : 3.71            
        

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
2026-09-26 00:00 UT   12 29 02.8   +02 42 17     4.807    3.812    6.2    1.6    53   28.0 
2026-09-26 21:24 UT   12 29 53.0   +02 36 56     4.811    3.815    5.9    1.5    47   28.0 
2026-09-27 00:00 UT   12 29 59.1   +02 36 17     4.812    3.816    5.8    1.5    47   28.0 
2026-09-28 00:00 UT   12 30 55.3   +02 30 20     4.816    3.820    5.6    1.5    40   28.0 
2026-09-29 00:00 UT   12 31 51.5   +02 24 23     4.819    3.823    5.4    1.4    32   28.0 
2026-09-30 00:00 UT   12 32 47.6   +02 18 28     4.823    3.827    5.4    1.4    25   28.0 
2026-10-01 00:00 UT   12 33 43.7   +02 12 34     4.826    3.831    5.4    1.4    17   28.0 
2026-10-02 00:00 UT   12 34 39.7   +02 06 42     4.829    3.834    5.5    1.4     9   28.0 
2026-10-03 00:00 UT   12 35 35.7   +02 00 51     4.832    3.838    5.8    1.5     2   28.0 
2026-10-04 00:00 UT   12 36 31.6   +01 55 02     4.835    3.842    6.1    1.6   356   28.0 
2026-10-05 00:00 UT   12 37 27.4   +01 49 14     4.838    3.845    6.4    1.7   350   28.1 
2026-10-06 00:00 UT   12 38 23.2   +01 43 28     4.840    3.849    6.9    1.8   345   28.1 
2026-10-07 00:00 UT   12 39 18.9   +01 37 43     4.842    3.853    7.3    1.9   340   28.1 
2026-10-08 00:00 UT   12 40 14.5   +01 31 60     4.844    3.856    7.9    2.0   336   28.1 
2026-10-09 00:00 UT   12 41 10.0   +01 26 19     4.845    3.860    8.4    2.2   333   28.1 
2026-10-10 00:00 UT   12 42 05.4   +01 20 39     4.847    3.863    9.0    2.3   330   28.1 
2026-10-11 00:00 UT   12 43 00.7   +01 15 01     4.848    3.867    9.6    2.5   327   28.1 
2026-10-12 00:00 UT   12 43 56.0   +01 09 25     4.849    3.870   10.2    2.6   325   28.1 
2026-10-13 00:00 UT   12 44 51.1   +01 03 51     4.849    3.874   10.8    2.8   323   28.2 
2026-10-14 00:00 UT   12 45 46.1   +00 58 19     4.850    3.877   11.5    2.9   321   28.2 
2026-10-15 00:00 UT   12 46 41.0   +00 52 49     4.850    3.881   12.2    3.1   319   28.2 
2026-10-16 00:00 UT   12 47 35.7   +00 47 21     4.850    3.884   12.8    3.3   318   28.2 
2026-10-17 00:00 UT   12 48 30.3   +00 41 54     4.850    3.888   13.5    3.4   316   28.2 
2026-10-18 00:00 UT   12 49 24.8   +00 36 30     4.850    3.891   14.2    3.6   315   28.2 
2026-10-19 00:00 UT   12 50 19.2   +00 31 08     4.849    3.895   14.9    3.8   314   28.2 
2026-10-20 00:00 UT   12 51 13.4   +00 25 48     4.848    3.898   15.6    3.9   313   28.2 
2026-10-21 00:00 UT   12 52 07.5   +00 20 30     4.847    3.901   16.3    4.1   312   28.2 
2026-10-22 00:00 UT   12 53 01.4   +00 15 15     4.846    3.905   17.0    4.3   311   28.3 
2026-10-23 00:00 UT   12 53 55.2   +00 10 01     4.844    3.908   17.7    4.4   310   28.3 
2026-10-24 00:00 UT   12 54 48.8   +00 04 50     4.842    3.912   18.5    4.6   310   28.3 
2026-10-25 00:00 UT   12 55 42.2   +00 00 19     4.841    3.915   19.2    4.8   309   28.3 
2026-10-26 00:00 UT   12 56 35.5   +00 05 25     4.838    3.918   19.9    5.0   308   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.