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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 BA7

2022 BA7

2022 BA7 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.58 AU it takes 1.99 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 11
Orbital Period · P
1.99 yr
v(q)
38 km/s
v(Q)
14.8 km/s
TJ
4.28
Eccentricity · e
0.4393

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.886 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.274 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.388 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.58 AU gives an orbital period of 1.99 yr, or about 725 days.

The high eccentricity (0.439) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 1.13° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 38 km/s at perihelion and falls to 14.8 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

Neither a measured diameter nor a reliable absolute magnitude is available for 2022 BA7, so its physical size remains unconstrained.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 11 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4411 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
1.58 AU
Eccentricity
0.4393
Perihelion
0.886 AU
Aphelion
2.274094 AU
Inclination
1.13°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
89.32°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
30.86

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.44106
Condition
7
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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