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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 FO3

2022 FO3

2022 FO3 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.19 AU it takes 1.30 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 86
Orbital Period · P
1.30 yr
v(q)
33.5 km/s
v(Q)
22.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
5.26
Eccentricity · e
0.2013

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.95 AU) and its farthest (1.43 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.48 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.30 yr (474 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.19 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.201 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 19.05° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.3 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 = 26.14 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 86 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5646 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
1.19 AU
Eccentricity
0.2013
Perihelion
0.95 AU
Aphelion
1.429547 AU
Inclination
19.05°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
44.19°

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
2031-Sep-03 13:59 0.327320 AU
48966315 km
15.20 km/s
2035-Mar-28 11:51 0.064509 AU
9650340 km
13.93 km/s
2035-Oct-02 23:49 0.300179 AU
44906196 km
10.55 km/s
2044-Sep-05 01:15 0.247564 AU
37035048 km
12.18 km/s
2048-Mar-19 21:29 0.176459 AU
26397887 km
17.92 km/s
2061-Mar-12 21:37 0.299792 AU
44848209 km
22.16 km/s
2066-Sep-05 15:32 0.342827 AU
51286143 km
19.15 km/s
2079-Sep-04 12:34 0.356627 AU
53350565 km
17.51 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
26.14

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.56459
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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