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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 QQ21

2022 QQ21

2022 QQ21 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.061 AU it takes 1.09 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 21
Orbital Period · P
1.09 yr
v(q)
30.3 km/s
v(Q)
27.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
5.72
Eccentricity · e
0.0471

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.012 AU) and its farthest (1.111 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.099 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.09 yr (399 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.061 AU.

With e = 0.047, the orbit is close to circular.

A steep inclination of 25.06° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 30.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 27.6 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 24.22 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 21 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4632 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
1.061 AU
Eccentricity
0.0471
Perihelion
1.012 AU
Aphelion
1.110973 AU
Inclination
25.06°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
341.12°

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
2033-Sep-08 08:09 0.260658 AU
38993932 km
14.55 km/s
2034-Feb-28 09:45 0.022111 AU
3307807 km
13.13 km/s
2034-Aug-29 17:57 0.163259 AU
24423230 km
13.60 km/s
2045-Feb-16 21:32 0.280731 AU
41996694 km
19.39 km/s
2045-Sep-06 05:17 0.167055 AU
24991049 km
13.50 km/s
2046-Mar-03 05:47 0.038988 AU
5832527 km
13.30 km/s
2046-Aug-27 23:23 0.175470 AU
26249954 km
14.72 km/s
2057-Feb-20 01:10 0.147930 AU
22130027 km
16.75 km/s
2057-Sep-03 20:53 0.116793 AU
17472014 km
12.69 km/s
2058-Mar-06 21:49 0.079121 AU
11836404 km
14.54 km/s
2058-Aug-25 22:31 0.236537 AU
35385376 km
16.54 km/s
2068-Sep-11 23:06 0.295515 AU
44208445 km
17.14 km/s
2069-Sep-01 16:15 0.102573 AU
15344737 km
12.57 km/s
2070-Mar-10 09:46 0.117942 AU
17643889 km
16.57 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
24.22

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.46316
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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