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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 KA

2022 KA

2022 KA belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.038 AU it takes 1.06 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 46
Orbital Period · P
1.06 yr
v(q)
38.8 km/s
v(Q)
22 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.86
Eccentricity · e
0.2755

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.752 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.324 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.572 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.038 AU gives an orbital period of 1.06 yr, or about 386 days.

An eccentricity of 0.276 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.15° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 38.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22 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 = 25.15 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 46 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.464 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
1.038 AU
Eccentricity
0.2755
Perihelion
0.752 AU
Aphelion
1.323969 AU
Inclination
8.15°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
223.91°

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-Jan-01 05:17 0.448255 AU
67057970 km
23.22 km/s
2039-May-08 02:54 0.363022 AU
54307322 km
21.85 km/s
2040-May-22 23:03 0.010607 AU
1586845 km
11.65 km/s
2042-Mar-10 22:33 0.362467 AU
54224242 km
7.97 km/s
2043-Dec-10 15:24 0.027502 AU
4114178 km
9.33 km/s
2044-Dec-26 14:09 0.265143 AU
39664783 km
19.65 km/s
2061-Feb-25 20:56 0.343471 AU
51382469 km
7.97 km/s
2061-Oct-22 08:03 0.193580 AU
28959108 km
7.55 km/s
2062-Dec-16 00:46 0.038188 AU
5712913 km
12.70 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
25.15

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.46397
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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