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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 EW3

2022 EW3

2022 EW3 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.884 AU and a period of 0.83 yr.

Aten Observations: 41
Orbital Period · P
0.83 yr
v(q)
51.4 km/s
v(Q)
19.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
6.61
Eccentricity · e
0.4494

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.487 AU) and its farthest (1.281 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.794 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.83 yr (304 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.884 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.449) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.77° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 51.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.5 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 = 25.62 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 0.3327 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
0.8839 AU
Eccentricity
0.4494
Perihelion
0.487 AU
Aphelion
1.281125 AU
Inclination
10.77°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
132.13°

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-06 06:51 0.097541 AU
14591947 km
11.04 km/s
2028-Jun-11 04:38 0.195719 AU
29279217 km
15.34 km/s
2032-Mar-13 06:58 0.163999 AU
24533958 km
10.28 km/s
2033-Jun-07 22:48 0.225958 AU
33802816 km
18.10 km/s
2037-Mar-24 16:25 0.223831 AU
33484576 km
10.38 km/s
2037-Sep-22 21:07 0.479148 AU
71679579 km
20.21 km/s
2038-Jun-04 02:10 0.278532 AU
41667794 km
21.14 km/s
2042-Apr-05 14:32 0.269958 AU
40385172 km
10.61 km/s
2042-Sep-12 11:18 0.453410 AU
67829150 km
18.66 km/s
2043-May-30 21:50 0.344014 AU
51463801 km
24.31 km/s
2046-Mar-21 04:33 0.408472 AU
61106567 km
28.69 km/s
2047-Apr-17 20:49 0.304267 AU
45517725 km
10.68 km/s
2051-Mar-16 20:17 0.286568 AU
42870023 km
25.34 km/s
2056-Mar-11 14:41 0.160781 AU
24052485 km
21.86 km/s
2061-Mar-07 20:46 0.043162 AU
6456952 km
18.46 km/s
2066-Mar-05 01:11 0.012088 AU
1808283 km
15.33 km/s
2067-Jun-14 14:48 0.176160 AU
26353222 km
10.26 km/s
2071-Mar-04 06:07 0.011604 AU
1735928 km
12.86 km/s
2072-Jun-13 17:56 0.188160 AU
28148261 km
13.00 km/s
2076-Mar-07 17:48 0.131359 AU
19651009 km
10.64 km/s
2077-Jun-10 03:03 0.207192 AU
30995552 km
16.54 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
25.62

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.33274
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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