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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 RL

2022 RL

2022 RL belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.193 AU it takes 1.30 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 22
Orbital Period · P
1.30 yr
v(q)
35.8 km/s
v(Q)
20.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.28
Eccentricity · e
0.2642

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.877 AU) and its farthest (1.508 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.631 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.30 yr (476 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.193 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.264 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 4.86° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.8 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 = 28.73 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 22 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5207 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
1.193 AU
Eccentricity
0.2642
Perihelion
0.877 AU
Aphelion
1.508191 AU
Inclination
4.86°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
3.99°

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
2035-Sep-11 00:36 0.124195 AU
18579262 km
12.18 km/s
2065-Aug-25 09:52 0.006819 AU
1020147 km
6.67 km/s
2069-Apr-02 08:08 0.132382 AU
19804116 km
11.66 km/s
2078-Sep-01 09:42 0.000131 AU
19613 km
8.16 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
28.73

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.52072
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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