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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 AP5

2022 AP5

2022 AP5 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.833 AU it takes 2.48 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 59
Orbital Period · P
2.48 yr
v(q)
35.7 km/s
v(Q)
13.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
3.89
Eccentricity · e
0.4508

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.007 AU) and its farthest (2.659 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.652 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.48 yr (906 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.833 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.451) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.86° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 13.5 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 25.07 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 59 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5022 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
1.833 AU
Eccentricity
0.4508
Perihelion
1.007 AU
Aphelion
2.659316 AU
Inclination
8.86°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
285.8°

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
2026-Nov-27 02:49 0.151883 AU
22721357 km
9.95 km/s
2031-Nov-04 14:48 0.304565 AU
45562201 km
17.15 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
25.07

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.50216
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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