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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 EY2

2022 EY2

2022 EY2 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.531 AU once every 1.89 yr.

Amor Observations: 27
Orbital Period · P
1.89 yr
v(q)
29.9 km/s
v(Q)
19.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.18 km
TJ
4.28
Eccentricity · e
0.2149

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.202 AU) and its farthest (1.86 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.658 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.89 yr (692 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.531 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.215 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 34.2° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 29.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.4 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 21.5 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.18 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 27 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4935 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 2 means the orbit is very well determined, leaving only a small uncertainty in the future ephemeris.

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
1.531 AU
Eccentricity
0.2149
Perihelion
1.202 AU
Aphelion
1.860012 AU
Inclination
34.2°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
173.58°

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
2036-Sep-05 11:38 0.406047 AU
60743749 km
17.88 km/s
2039-Feb-07 06:15 0.473017 AU
70762329 km
17.13 km/s
2053-Aug-31 23:12 0.395569 AU
59176229 km
16.73 km/s
2072-Sep-04 21:34 0.389052 AU
58201381 km
17.55 km/s
2075-Feb-06 00:21 0.472333 AU
70660000 km
17.21 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
21.5

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.49354
Condition
2
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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