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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 QJ50

2022 QJ50

2022 QJ50 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.942 AU and a period of 0.91 yr.

Aten Observations: 8
Orbital Period · P
0.91 yr
v(q)
44.3 km/s
v(Q)
21.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
6.31
Eccentricity · e
0.3512

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.611 AU) and its farthest (1.273 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.662 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.91 yr (334 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.942 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.351 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 7.55° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 44.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.3 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 = 25.11 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 8 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.2726 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
0.9422 AU
Eccentricity
0.3512
Perihelion
0.611 AU
Aphelion
1.273101 AU
Inclination
7.55°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
303.47°

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-Jun-01 14:25 0.373848 AU
55926900 km
23.10 km/s
2031-May-09 06:26 0.094375 AU
14118283 km
8.00 km/s
2033-Sep-14 11:01 0.022935 AU
3430990 km
14.63 km/s
2041-May-24 05:11 0.114179 AU
17080924 km
17.80 km/s
2052-May-16 20:01 0.093497 AU
13986915 km
13.29 km/s
2054-Sep-20 06:46 0.021653 AU
3239224 km
9.14 km/s
2055-Sep-01 07:15 0.296789 AU
44398943 km
24.08 km/s
2062-Jun-04 05:48 0.490869 AU
73432902 km
24.79 km/s
2063-May-11 19:43 0.096735 AU
14471380 km
9.67 km/s
2064-Feb-13 01:43 0.349817 AU
52331896 km
13.10 km/s
2064-Jul-27 04:39 0.285427 AU
42699331 km
8.10 km/s
2064-Dec-07 00:44 0.346787 AU
51878615 km
11.42 km/s
2065-Sep-16 21:50 0.043419 AU
6495396 km
12.73 km/s
2073-May-27 09:27 0.145603 AU
21781909 km
19.80 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
25.11

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.27263
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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