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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 GP1

2022 GP1

2022 GP1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.401 AU it takes 1.66 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 29
Orbital Period · P
1.66 yr
v(q)
35 km/s
v(Q)
18.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
4.7
Eccentricity · e
0.319

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.954 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.848 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.894 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.401 AU gives an orbital period of 1.66 yr, or about 606 days.

An eccentricity of 0.319 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 1.58° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.1 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 = 26.8 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 29 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4785 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
1.401 AU
Eccentricity
0.319
Perihelion
0.954 AU
Aphelion
1.847919 AU
Inclination
1.58°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
167.03°

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-21 22:46 0.085810 AU
12836959 km
10.99 km/s
2027-Aug-15 16:29 0.374158 AU
55973268 km
4.59 km/s
2032-Mar-10 23:38 0.214485 AU
32086479 km
16.24 km/s
2037-Mar-02 06:27 0.354851 AU
53084976 km
21.60 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
26.8

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.47848
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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