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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 MJ

2022 MJ

2022 MJ belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.54 AU it takes 1.91 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 32
Orbital Period · P
1.91 yr
v(q)
34.2 km/s
v(Q)
16.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
4.34
Eccentricity · e
0.3393

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.017 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.063 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.046 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.54 AU gives an orbital period of 1.91 yr, or about 698 days.

An eccentricity of 0.339 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 19.83° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.9 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 24.23 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 32 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3566 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
1.54 AU
Eccentricity
0.3393
Perihelion
1.017 AU
Aphelion
2.062522 AU
Inclination
19.83°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
10.44°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
24.23

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.35659
Condition
7
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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