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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 AV4

2022 AV4

2022 AV4 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.312 AU it takes 1.50 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 53
Orbital Period · P
1.50 yr
v(q)
32.8 km/s
v(Q)
20.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
4.94
Eccentricity · e
0.2277

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.013 AU) and its farthest (1.611 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.598 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.50 yr (549 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.312 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.228 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 4.29° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.6 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 25.8 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 53 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4711 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
1.312 AU
Eccentricity
0.2277
Perihelion
1.013 AU
Aphelion
1.610742 AU
Inclination
4.29°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
318.51°

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-13 11:46 0.060307 AU
9021832 km
3.56 km/s
2031-Mar-03 13:24 0.115515 AU
17280850 km
5.33 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
25.8

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.47108
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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