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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 EY3

2022 EY3

2022 EY3 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.082 AU it takes 1.13 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 37
Orbital Period · P
1.13 yr
v(q)
31.7 km/s
v(Q)
25.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.71
Eccentricity · e
0.1013

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.972 AU) and its farthest (1.192 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.22 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.13 yr (411 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.082 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.101 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 7.54° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.9 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 = 27.7 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 37 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5295 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
1.082 AU
Eccentricity
0.1013
Perihelion
0.972 AU
Aphelion
1.191607 AU
Inclination
7.54°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
329.63°

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-01 14:07 0.099031 AU
14814810 km
4.31 km/s
2031-Mar-07 07:04 0.023326 AU
3489562 km
4.70 km/s
2040-Mar-12 22:05 0.094853 AU
14189757 km
9.06 km/s
2047-Oct-30 13:01 0.195153 AU
29194472 km
12.03 km/s
2049-Mar-23 08:41 0.256700 AU
38401812 km
15.13 km/s
2066-Mar-06 11:40 0.020816 AU
3114054 km
4.28 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
27.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.52949
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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