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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 EC6

2022 EC6

2022 EC6 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.079 AU it takes 1.12 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 39
Orbital Period · P
1.12 yr
v(q)
32.7 km/s
v(Q)
25.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.7
Eccentricity · e
0.1302

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.939 AU) and its farthest (1.219 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.28 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.12 yr (409 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.079 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.13 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 12.5° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.2 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 = 27.1 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 39 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5971 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
1.079 AU
Eccentricity
0.1302
Perihelion
0.939 AU
Aphelion
1.219486 AU
Inclination
12.5°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
335.98°

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-Oct-02 21:21 0.092348 AU
13815059 km
7.60 km/s
2031-Mar-15 18:10 0.154555 AU
23121160 km
6.90 km/s
2050-Mar-17 16:22 0.030305 AU
4533621 km
8.85 km/s
2058-Sep-25 17:41 0.097126 AU
14529786 km
6.76 km/s
2059-Mar-12 23:23 0.061438 AU
9190982 km
6.57 km/s
2067-Oct-06 00:24 0.145652 AU
21789289 km
9.30 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
27.1

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.5971
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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