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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 OL1

2022 OL1

2022 OL1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.434 AU it takes 1.72 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 29
Orbital Period · P
1.72 yr
v(q)
34 km/s
v(Q)
18.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
4.63
Eccentricity · e
0.3034

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.999 AU) and its farthest (1.869 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.87 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.72 yr (627 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.434 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.303 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 4.87° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.2 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 = 27.59 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 29 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4374 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
1.434 AU
Eccentricity
0.3034
Perihelion
0.999 AU
Aphelion
1.869076 AU
Inclination
4.87°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
105.92°

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
2034-Aug-12 08:08 0.085510 AU
12792112 km
9.93 km/s
2041-Apr-22 16:26 0.396742 AU
59351799 km
19.35 km/s
2046-Mar-20 20:01 0.436398 AU
65284152 km
6.15 km/s
2046-Aug-26 07:26 0.261219 AU
39077869 km
16.05 km/s
2053-May-05 00:54 0.162319 AU
24282617 km
13.00 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
27.59

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.43738
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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