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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 HB

2022 HB

2022 HB belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.064 AU it takes 1.10 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 413
Orbital Period · P
1.10 yr
v(q)
43.2 km/s
v(Q)
19.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.15 km
TJ
5.72
Eccentricity · e
0.3814

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.658 AU) and its farthest (1.47 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.812 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.10 yr (401 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.064 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.381 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.42° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 43.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.3 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 = 21.94 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.15 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 413 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3014 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 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
1.064 AU
Eccentricity
0.3814
Perihelion
0.658 AU
Aphelion
1.46981 AU
Inclination
6.42°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
337.28°

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-Sep-22 05:18 0.104404 AU
15618542 km
13.66 km/s
2033-Apr-16 17:50 0.128943 AU
19289654 km
8.12 km/s
2056-Apr-25 08:42 0.149668 AU
22390075 km
15.85 km/s
2064-Oct-02 11:37 0.120420 AU
18014514 km
8.81 km/s
2067-Apr-22 02:11 0.054831 AU
8202655 km
12.98 km/s
2075-Sep-28 15:36 0.077400 AU
11578842 km
10.71 km/s
2078-Apr-20 05:16 0.025891 AU
3873212 km
11.79 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
21.94

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.30135
Condition
0
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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