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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 SC6

2022 SC6

2022 SC6 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.005 AU it takes 1.01 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 43
Orbital Period · P
1.01 yr
v(q)
98.4 km/s
v(Q)
9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.12 km
TJ
5.66
Eccentricity · e
0.8329

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.168 AU) and its farthest (1.842 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.674 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.01 yr (368 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.005 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.833) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.22° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 98.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 9 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 = 22.36 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.12 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 43 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.7688 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 1 means the orbit is very well determined, leaving only a small uncertainty in the future ephemeris.

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
1.005 AU
Eccentricity
0.8329
Perihelion
0.168 AU
Aphelion
1.842064 AU
Inclination
6.22°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
315.77°

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-Sep-07 03:43 0.109776 AU
16422268 km
29.29 km/s
2028-Sep-07 19:46 0.125414 AU
18761661 km
30.44 km/s
2029-Sep-09 13:38 0.149491 AU
22363464 km
31.66 km/s
2030-Sep-11 09:07 0.178691 AU
26731736 km
32.87 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
22.36

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.76884
Condition
1
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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