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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 AC1

2022 AC1

2022 AC1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.759 AU it takes 2.33 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 139
Orbital Period · P
2.33 yr
v(q)
41.4 km/s
v(Q)
12.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.23 km
TJ
3.92
Eccentricity · e
0.5452

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.8 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.718 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.918 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.759 AU gives an orbital period of 2.33 yr, or about 852 days.

The high eccentricity (0.545) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.16° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 41.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 12.2 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 = 20.97 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.23 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 139 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5152 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 means the orbit is very well determined, leaving only a small uncertainty in the future ephemeris.

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
1.759 AU
Eccentricity
0.5452
Perihelion
0.8 AU
Aphelion
2.718007 AU
Inclination
8.16°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
292.92°

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
2029-Jan-30 14:24 0.133444 AU
19962969 km
15.12 km/s
2036-Jan-31 12:09 0.134772 AU
20161541 km
15.14 km/s
2043-Jan-29 18:10 0.143451 AU
21459977 km
15.84 km/s
2050-Jan-26 23:20 0.166176 AU
24859609 km
17.06 km/s
2057-Jan-22 16:01 0.218694 AU
32716223 km
19.24 km/s
2064-Jan-18 19:53 0.292446 AU
43749239 km
21.85 km/s
2071-Jan-13 19:43 0.378583 AU
56635160 km
24.70 km/s
2078-Jan-07 23:44 0.491117 AU
73470035 km
28.25 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
20.97

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51518
Condition
0
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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