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2022 UA13

2022 UA13 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.724 AU and a period of 0.62 yr.

Aten Observations: 139
Orbital Period · P
0.62 yr
v(q)
68.5 km/s
v(Q)
17.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
7.79
Eccentricity · e
0.5854

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.3 AU) and its farthest (1.147 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.847 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.62 yr (225 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.724 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.585) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.25° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 68.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.9 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 = 26.37 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 139 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4767 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
0.7237 AU
Eccentricity
0.5854
Perihelion
0.3 AU
Aphelion
1.147354 AU
Inclination
8.25°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
59.17°

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-Dec-01 22:10 0.170463 AU
25500928 km
12.63 km/s
2030-Oct-26 16:20 0.014819 AU
2216950 km
16.15 km/s
2032-Dec-17 15:13 0.200003 AU
29919985 km
20.48 km/s
2033-Nov-08 22:40 0.462145 AU
69135841 km
31.51 km/s
2035-Nov-25 02:56 0.175979 AU
26326089 km
12.61 km/s
2038-Oct-27 08:22 0.096969 AU
14506363 km
18.69 km/s
2040-Dec-19 09:15 0.138011 AU
20646106 km
17.53 km/s
2043-Nov-14 19:28 0.162407 AU
24295734 km
12.60 km/s
2045-Dec-07 18:59 0.447869 AU
67000198 km
30.27 km/s
2046-Oct-29 19:57 0.187373 AU
28030603 km
21.95 km/s
2048-Dec-18 13:15 0.115606 AU
17294364 km
14.66 km/s
2051-Nov-04 11:01 0.113848 AU
17031465 km
12.91 km/s
2053-Dec-12 02:55 0.345072 AU
51622076 km
26.58 km/s
2054-Nov-02 10:20 0.284001 AU
42485995 km
25.50 km/s
2056-Dec-12 05:05 0.138955 AU
20787369 km
13.01 km/s
2059-Oct-28 19:32 0.037261 AU
5574233 km
14.22 km/s
2061-Dec-15 16:57 0.255539 AU
38228043 km
23.21 km/s
2062-Nov-06 03:01 0.373381 AU
55857002 km
28.73 km/s
2064-Dec-03 15:35 0.165020 AU
24686628 km
12.65 km/s
2067-Oct-27 06:12 0.002820 AU
421815 km
15.99 km/s
2069-Dec-18 12:33 0.196105 AU
29336866 km
20.25 km/s
2070-Nov-10 00:29 0.467487 AU
69935120 km
31.95 km/s
2072-Nov-22 07:55 0.175613 AU
26271312 km
12.58 km/s
2075-Oct-28 15:59 0.093356 AU
13965850 km
19.90 km/s
2077-Dec-20 04:06 0.116775 AU
17469332 km
15.99 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
26.37

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.47673
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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