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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 UP7

2022 UP7

2022 UP7 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.143 AU once every 1.22 yr.

Amor Observations: 32
Orbital Period · P
1.22 yr
v(q)
30.9 km/s
v(Q)
25.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.48
Eccentricity · e
0.1033

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.025 AU) and its farthest (1.261 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.236 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.22 yr (446 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.143 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.103 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 2.4° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 30.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.1 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 26.88 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 32 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4657 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
1.143 AU
Eccentricity
0.1033
Perihelion
1.025 AU
Aphelion
1.261072 AU
Inclination
2.4°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
6.56°

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
2028-Mar-25 19:51 0.264090 AU
39507239 km
4.80 km/s
2039-Apr-19 23:57 0.244738 AU
36612329 km
4.46 km/s
2039-Nov-03 00:45 0.468095 AU
70026024 km
15.56 km/s
2044-Aug-12 17:04 0.315265 AU
47163011 km
10.44 km/s
2045-Jan-25 08:20 0.212004 AU
31715281 km
3.67 km/s
2050-Jun-09 21:10 0.166114 AU
24850264 km
2.82 km/s
2050-Oct-23 17:35 0.194451 AU
29089456 km
7.48 km/s
2056-Mar-09 09:58 0.258138 AU
38616922 km
4.67 km/s
2067-Oct-29 23:51 0.282224 AU
42220153 km
12.32 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
26.88

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.46572
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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