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2008 DY22

2008 DY22 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.821 AU and a period of 0.74 yr.

Aten Observations: 42
Orbital Period · P
0.74 yr
v(q)
41.4 km/s
v(Q)
26.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
7.07
Eccentricity · e
0.2262

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.635 AU) and its farthest (1.007 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.372 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.74 yr (272 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.821 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.226 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 19.07° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 41.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 26.1 km/s at aphelion.

Because q < 1 AU and Q > 1 AU, this orbit geometrically intersects the region of Earth's orbit.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 24.2 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 42 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4759 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

About these computed values

Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis
0.8209 AU
Eccentricity
0.2262
Perihelion
0.635 AU
Aphelion
1.006588 AU
Inclination
19.07°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
20.85°

Orbit diagram

The Sun sits at the focus (orange). Earth's orbit is the grey circle at 1 AU. The red dot marks the object's position at the catalog epoch.

3D orbit (interactive)

Drag to rotate; scroll or pinch to zoom. The Sun is at the focus (orange), Earth's orbit is the grey ring at 1 AU, and the red dot marks the object's current position.

Close approaches

Predicted close approaches to Earth, from NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).

Date (UTC)Miss distanceVelocity
2028-Feb-23 10:55 0.343917 AU
51449185 km
18.83 km/s
2031-Feb-22 02:51 0.197984 AU
29618037 km
14.85 km/s
2034-Feb-24 01:32 0.074865 AU
11199593 km
11.72 km/s
2037-Mar-01 02:47 0.022086 AU
3304055 km
10.15 km/s
2040-Mar-06 08:22 0.030906 AU
4623515 km
10.48 km/s
2043-Mar-11 02:56 0.115860 AU
17332401 km
12.50 km/s
2045-Oct-16 12:39 0.373387 AU
55857870 km
14.26 km/s
2046-Mar-11 21:29 0.267154 AU
39965706 km
15.75 km/s
2048-Sep-29 02:03 0.370056 AU
55359572 km
15.75 km/s
2049-Mar-10 03:40 0.429821 AU
64300319 km
19.65 km/s
2051-Sep-13 13:47 0.369700 AU
55306301 km
16.46 km/s
2054-Aug-28 06:15 0.372702 AU
55755402 km
16.50 km/s
2057-Aug-11 18:20 0.379527 AU
56776497 km
15.91 km/s
2060-Feb-23 00:22 0.304683 AU
45579857 km
17.60 km/s
2063-Feb-22 09:57 0.150501 AU
22514695 km
13.92 km/s
2066-Feb-25 01:48 0.057868 AU
8656908 km
11.21 km/s
2069-Mar-02 06:16 0.016944 AU
2534829 km
10.10 km/s
2072-Mar-06 19:56 0.036350 AU
5437875 km
10.59 km/s
2075-Mar-11 02:01 0.097128 AU
14530121 km
12.47 km/s
2078-Mar-11 21:54 0.237066 AU
35464636 km
15.35 km/s

Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
24.2

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.47595
Condition
7
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database · NASA CNEOS. Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

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