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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 CM

2022 CM

2022 CM belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.014 AU it takes 1.02 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 47
Orbital Period · P
1.02 yr
v(q)
53 km/s
v(Q)
16.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.88
Eccentricity · e
0.5258

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.481 AU) and its farthest (1.547 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.066 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.02 yr (373 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.014 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.526) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 2.17° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 53 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.5 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 = 25.05 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 47 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4538 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 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
1.014 AU
Eccentricity
0.5258
Perihelion
0.481 AU
Aphelion
1.547161 AU
Inclination
2.17°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2459616.5
Mean Anomaly
62.72°

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
2056-Jun-02 21:08 0.041118 AU
6151107 km
11.60 km/s
2059-May-04 14:35 0.393664 AU
58891278 km
11.86 km/s
2060-Apr-25 08:20 0.471185 AU
70488320 km
12.46 km/s
2060-Aug-27 13:14 0.473673 AU
70860477 km
19.67 km/s
2074-Feb-10 23:48 0.153228 AU
22922519 km
25.19 km/s
2075-Feb-17 03:06 0.396213 AU
59272620 km
29.50 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
25.05

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.45378
Condition
8
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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