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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 CT

2022 CT

2022 CT belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.078 AU it takes 1.12 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 41
Orbital Period · P
1.12 yr
v(q)
41.8 km/s
v(Q)
19.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.64
Eccentricity · e
0.359

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.691 AU) and its farthest (1.465 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.774 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.12 yr (409 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.078 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.359 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 17.47° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 41.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.7 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 = 25.73 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 0.3687 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
1.078 AU
Eccentricity
0.359
Perihelion
0.691 AU
Aphelion
1.465002 AU
Inclination
17.47°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
257.87°

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
2031-Jan-25 12:45 0.198550 AU
29702685 km
21.47 km/s
2032-Jan-10 09:27 0.379488 AU
56770530 km
10.34 km/s
2033-Aug-18 14:23 0.091678 AU
13714800 km
14.16 km/s
2041-Feb-08 00:23 0.037911 AU
5671450 km
10.60 km/s
2043-Sep-13 00:37 0.271773 AU
40656611 km
25.74 km/s
2050-Feb-01 07:37 0.015371 AU
2299507 km
16.66 km/s
2069-Feb-06 03:03 0.015968 AU
2388836 km
13.12 km/s
2078-Jan-27 18:58 0.097830 AU
14635168 km
19.85 km/s
2079-Jan-03 14:03 0.413302 AU
61829096 km
10.52 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
25.73

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.36873
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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