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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 RO2

2022 RO2

2022 RO2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.153 AU it takes 1.24 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 24
Orbital Period · P
1.24 yr
v(q)
31.4 km/s
v(Q)
24.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
5.44
Eccentricity · e
0.1225

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.012 AU) and its farthest (1.294 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.282 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.24 yr (452 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.153 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.122 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.01° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.5 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 24.34 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 24 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3447 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 4 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
1.153 AU
Eccentricity
0.1225
Perihelion
1.012 AU
Aphelion
1.294243 AU
Inclination
8.01°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
288.08°

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
2027-Oct-29 11:02 0.243974 AU
36498040 km
7.74 km/s
2028-Mar-05 00:50 0.173712 AU
25986939 km
4.38 km/s
2033-May-09 00:31 0.303642 AU
45424230 km
4.54 km/s
2038-Jun-30 22:15 0.305086 AU
45640231 km
5.12 km/s
2043-Aug-19 17:03 0.212454 AU
31782694 km
4.98 km/s
2044-Jan-28 05:29 0.324319 AU
48517412 km
11.43 km/s
2048-Oct-11 18:05 0.133275 AU
19937656 km
4.52 km/s
2049-Feb-03 20:04 0.083826 AU
12540254 km
4.68 km/s
2053-Oct-25 14:58 0.369878 AU
55332976 km
11.79 km/s
2054-Apr-05 01:46 0.247970 AU
37095795 km
4.41 km/s
2059-Jun-04 13:17 0.317387 AU
47480440 km
4.81 km/s
2064-Jul-25 04:40 0.266576 AU
39879225 km
5.20 km/s
2065-Jan-31 20:54 0.480322 AU
71855175 km
15.98 km/s
2069-Sep-16 11:33 0.144816 AU
21664209 km
4.48 km/s
2070-Jan-27 14:11 0.161048 AU
24092375 km
7.12 km/s
2074-Oct-30 05:41 0.223467 AU
33430114 km
7.19 km/s
2075-Mar-02 00:18 0.160347 AU
23987603 km
4.35 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
24.34

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.34469
Condition
4
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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