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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 FE2

2022 FE2

2022 FE2 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.924 AU and a period of 0.89 yr.

Aten Observations: 115
Orbital Period · P
0.89 yr
v(q)
45 km/s
v(Q)
21.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
6.42
Eccentricity · e
0.3557

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.595 AU) and its farthest (1.252 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.657 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.89 yr (324 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.924 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.356 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.52° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 45 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.4 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 = 25.31 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 115 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3619 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
0.9238 AU
Eccentricity
0.3557
Perihelion
0.595 AU
Aphelion
1.252396 AU
Inclination
6.52°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
171.34°

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-Dec-18 03:49 0.338755 AU
50677099 km
21.32 km/s
2028-Oct-05 17:43 0.326758 AU
48882270 km
10.73 km/s
2029-Jan-16 16:18 0.275280 AU
41181357 km
8.62 km/s
2029-Jul-14 13:52 0.415570 AU
62168401 km
14.73 km/s
2030-Apr-02 03:27 0.014607 AU
2185235 km
12.02 km/s
2035-Dec-13 11:29 0.218530 AU
32691608 km
17.56 km/s
2036-Sep-17 14:34 0.369663 AU
55300820 km
13.17 km/s
2037-Feb-03 01:37 0.286610 AU
42876218 km
8.94 km/s
2037-Jun-27 19:02 0.393010 AU
58793426 km
13.07 km/s
2038-Mar-28 22:04 0.152508 AU
22814896 km
16.33 km/s
2043-Dec-07 18:40 0.100541 AU
15040669 km
13.03 km/s
2044-Aug-30 23:15 0.399645 AU
59786059 km
14.90 km/s
2045-Feb-21 03:04 0.258903 AU
38731347 km
8.77 km/s
2045-Jun-07 02:25 0.335726 AU
50223939 km
10.14 km/s
2046-Mar-23 16:46 0.270727 AU
40500235 km
20.62 km/s
2051-Dec-04 14:28 0.093052 AU
13920404 km
9.31 km/s
2052-Aug-17 02:38 0.415082 AU
62095424 km
15.63 km/s
2053-Mar-10 01:55 0.186562 AU
27909271 km
8.20 km/s
2054-Mar-19 00:58 0.355509 AU
53183347 km
24.22 km/s
2061-Mar-29 20:02 0.044646 AU
6678950 km
8.23 km/s
2066-Dec-20 05:45 0.293234 AU
43867243 km
22.75 km/s
2069-Apr-02 10:41 0.003597 AU
538134 km
11.37 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
25.31

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.36193
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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