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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 BP3

2022 BP3

2022 BP3 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.087 AU it takes 1.13 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 41
Orbital Period · P
1.13 yr
v(q)
31.1 km/s
v(Q)
26.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.62
Eccentricity · e
0.0854

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.994 AU) and its farthest (1.18 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.186 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.13 yr (414 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.087 AU.

With e = 0.085, the orbit is close to circular.

A steep inclination of 23.98° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 26.2 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 = 25.62 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 41 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4296 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
1.087 AU
Eccentricity
0.0854
Perihelion
0.994 AU
Aphelion
1.17983 AU
Inclination
23.98°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
327.83°

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
2030-Jan-18 21:08 0.310545 AU
46456898 km
16.86 km/s
2030-Jul-28 22:30 0.193340 AU
28923323 km
12.07 km/s
2031-Feb-12 21:39 0.304227 AU
45511665 km
18.46 km/s
2038-Aug-11 10:40 0.170452 AU
25499241 km
12.85 km/s
2039-Jan-31 03:52 0.010481 AU
1567924 km
12.85 km/s
2046-Aug-20 20:29 0.367607 AU
54993190 km
16.65 km/s
2047-Jan-21 18:05 0.174847 AU
26156678 km
15.04 km/s
2047-Jul-24 09:55 0.251320 AU
37597009 km
12.40 km/s
2055-Aug-06 17:24 0.151895 AU
22723123 km
12.08 km/s
2056-Feb-05 14:32 0.172595 AU
25819882 km
14.37 km/s
2063-Aug-16 23:38 0.312087 AU
46687584 km
14.42 km/s
2064-Jan-26 11:58 0.071182 AU
10648619 km
13.07 km/s
2064-Jul-14 21:32 0.336132 AU
50284592 km
13.11 km/s
2072-Jan-17 22:05 0.335434 AU
50180146 km
18.30 km/s
2072-Jul-31 06:26 0.166098 AU
24847912 km
11.94 km/s
2073-Feb-10 05:03 0.193211 AU
28903950 km
17.11 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
25.62

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.42958
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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