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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 SL301

2022 SL301

2022 SL301 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 2.068 AU it takes 2.97 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 5
Orbital Period · P
2.97 yr
v(q)
39 km/s
v(Q)
11 km/s
TJ
3.54
Eccentricity · e
0.5598

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.91 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 3.226 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.316 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 2.068 AU gives an orbital period of 2.97 yr, or about 1,086 days.

The high eccentricity (0.56) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 11.46° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39 km/s at perihelion and falls to 11 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

Neither a measured diameter nor a reliable absolute magnitude is available for 2022 SL301, so its physical size remains unconstrained.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 5 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.0453 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 9 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
2.068 AU
Eccentricity
0.5598
Perihelion
0.91 AU
Aphelion
3.225666 AU
Inclination
11.46°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2459841.5
Mean Anomaly
349.07°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
31.07

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.045335
Condition
9
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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