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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 EP

2022 EP

2022 EP belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.414 AU it takes 1.68 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 81
Orbital Period · P
1.68 yr
v(q)
41.2 km/s
v(Q)
15.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.08 km
TJ
4.58
Eccentricity · e
0.4606

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.763 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.065 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.302 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.414 AU gives an orbital period of 1.68 yr, or about 614 days.

The high eccentricity (0.461) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 14.32° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 41.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 15.2 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 = 23.22 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.08 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 81 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.639 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
1.414 AU
Eccentricity
0.4606
Perihelion
0.763 AU
Aphelion
2.065288 AU
Inclination
14.32°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
139.44°

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
2027-Mar-29 07:35 0.397630 AU
59484671 km
8.44 km/s
2027-Jun-12 17:50 0.329552 AU
49300301 km
11.72 km/s
2037-Sep-12 06:41 0.011862 AU
1774540 km
15.12 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
23.22

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.63895
Condition
6
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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