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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 UE

2022 UE

2022 UE belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.412 AU it takes 1.68 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 75
Orbital Period · P
1.68 yr
v(q)
34 km/s
v(Q)
18.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
4.67
Eccentricity · e
0.2953

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.995 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.829 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.834 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.412 AU gives an orbital period of 1.68 yr, or about 613 days.

An eccentricity of 0.295 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.42° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.5 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 = 26.6 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 75 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.523 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 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
1.412 AU
Eccentricity
0.2953
Perihelion
0.995 AU
Aphelion
1.828964 AU
Inclination
6.42°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
52.18°

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-06 14:23 0.141137 AU
21113770 km
9.37 km/s
2032-Jul-26 04:30 0.427073 AU
63889250 km
5.35 km/s
2032-Dec-23 18:57 0.331967 AU
49661496 km
16.78 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
26.6

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.52297
Condition
7
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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