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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 EV4

2022 EV4

2022 EV4 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.782 AU and a period of 0.69 yr.

Aten Observations: 31
Orbital Period · P
0.69 yr
v(q)
46.8 km/s
v(Q)
24.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
7.38
Eccentricity · e
0.3174

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.534 AU) and its farthest (1.03 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.496 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.69 yr (253 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.782 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.317 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.01° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 46.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.2 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 = 26.74 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 31 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.7309 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
0.7819 AU
Eccentricity
0.3174
Perihelion
0.534 AU
Aphelion
1.030075 AU
Inclination
9.01°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
226.47°

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
2028-Oct-22 19:16 0.433945 AU
64917271 km
15.36 km/s
2029-Mar-30 14:49 0.370950 AU
55493309 km
19.78 km/s
2031-Mar-24 14:25 0.045632 AU
6826455 km
7.52 km/s
2033-Feb-16 16:21 0.203217 AU
30400903 km
14.88 km/s
2033-Jul-10 06:05 0.396721 AU
59348658 km
11.65 km/s
2035-Aug-28 13:53 0.469065 AU
70171128 km
17.72 km/s
2037-Oct-11 10:21 0.445868 AU
66700850 km
16.74 km/s
2040-Apr-03 07:58 0.065644 AU
9820239 km
9.79 km/s
2042-Feb-15 15:03 0.072278 AU
10812598 km
11.15 km/s
2044-Aug-15 06:30 0.455112 AU
68083818 km
16.77 km/s
2046-Sep-29 00:34 0.460171 AU
68840609 km
17.73 km/s
2049-Apr-04 16:31 0.133562 AU
19980647 km
13.39 km/s
2051-Feb-21 01:38 0.042410 AU
6344519 km
8.12 km/s
2053-Feb-23 06:19 0.360546 AU
53936943 km
21.43 km/s
2055-Sep-19 09:43 0.468443 AU
70078060 km
18.08 km/s
2058-Apr-03 11:12 0.214015 AU
32016204 km
16.04 km/s
2062-Feb-20 21:41 0.288308 AU
43130295 km
19.13 km/s
2067-Apr-01 20:39 0.236033 AU
35310102 km
18.05 km/s
2071-Feb-18 23:48 0.166742 AU
24944235 km
17.06 km/s
2076-Mar-29 21:09 0.220527 AU
32990444 km
20.34 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
26.74

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.73093
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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