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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 UB4

2022 UB4

2022 UB4 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.704 AU it takes 2.22 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 28
Orbital Period · P
2.22 yr
v(q)
40.8 km/s
v(Q)
12.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.14 km
TJ
3.61
Eccentricity · e
0.5235

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.812 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.596 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.784 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.704 AU gives an orbital period of 2.22 yr, or about 812 days.

The high eccentricity (0.523) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 55.38° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 12.8 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 = 21.95 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.14 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 28 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.7872 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
1.704 AU
Eccentricity
0.5235
Perihelion
0.812 AU
Aphelion
2.596044 AU
Inclination
55.38°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
189.2°

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
2031-Oct-12 01:54 0.332602 AU
49756621 km
33.93 km/s
2034-Apr-21 01:49 0.420586 AU
62918805 km
36.96 km/s
2042-Oct-26 10:22 0.475599 AU
71148660 km
26.17 km/s
2043-Apr-02 16:09 0.261776 AU
39161171 km
28.00 km/s
2051-Oct-14 18:09 0.275287 AU
41182341 km
32.44 km/s
2054-Apr-24 08:29 0.494560 AU
73985092 km
38.63 km/s
2063-Apr-04 15:41 0.204833 AU
30642590 km
28.84 km/s
2071-Oct-16 23:43 0.238887 AU
35737059 km
31.26 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
21.95

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.78717
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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