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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 MF2

2022 MF2

2022 MF2 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.901 AU and a period of 0.86 yr.

Aten Observations: 15
Orbital Period · P
0.86 yr
v(q)
41 km/s
v(Q)
24 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
6.57
Eccentricity · e
0.2614

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.666 AU) and its farthest (1.137 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.471 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.86 yr (313 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.901 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.261 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.74° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 41 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24 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 = 26.13 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 15 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.6217 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
0.9013 AU
Eccentricity
0.2614
Perihelion
0.666 AU
Aphelion
1.1369 AU
Inclination
9.74°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
345.05°

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
2028-Jun-21 04:39 0.051792 AU
7747997 km
6.93 km/s
2028-Dec-22 07:44 0.284756 AU
42598821 km
10.69 km/s
2034-Jul-09 01:33 0.118098 AU
17667249 km
6.54 km/s
2034-Dec-06 20:41 0.254990 AU
38145942 km
9.48 km/s
2040-Apr-07 03:36 0.273647 AU
40937038 km
6.19 km/s
2040-Jul-31 11:21 0.164689 AU
24637145 km
6.50 km/s
2040-Nov-17 16:13 0.219869 AU
32891863 km
7.85 km/s
2045-Jun-28 19:05 0.453157 AU
67791332 km
21.88 km/s
2046-Mar-15 10:06 0.313668 AU
46924062 km
8.90 km/s
2051-Jun-24 10:35 0.342357 AU
51215831 km
18.30 km/s
2052-Feb-23 23:03 0.332862 AU
49795520 km
10.71 km/s
2052-Sep-29 23:21 0.170137 AU
25452204 km
8.31 km/s
2057-Jun-19 12:56 0.232955 AU
34849581 km
14.79 km/s
2058-Feb-06 01:03 0.334271 AU
50006186 km
11.64 km/s
2058-Sep-24 18:08 0.229514 AU
34334764 km
11.94 km/s
2063-Jun-16 14:37 0.117419 AU
17565562 km
11.10 km/s
2064-Jan-19 05:41 0.321640 AU
48116687 km
11.78 km/s
2064-Sep-17 22:34 0.342225 AU
51196079 km
15.99 km/s
2069-Jun-16 10:20 0.022624 AU
3384470 km
8.08 km/s
2070-Jan-01 15:46 0.297785 AU
44547944 km
11.25 km/s
2070-Sep-12 23:55 0.430769 AU
64442076 km
19.54 km/s
2075-Jun-25 07:55 0.051709 AU
7735537 km
6.69 km/s
2075-Dec-18 17:34 0.266886 AU
39925523 km
10.39 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
26.13

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.62165
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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