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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 VC1

2022 VC1

2022 VC1 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.4 AU once every 1.66 yr.

Amor Observations: 19
Orbital Period · P
1.66 yr
v(q)
31.4 km/s
v(Q)
20.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.06 km
TJ
4.61
Eccentricity · e
0.2169

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.096 AU) and its farthest (1.704 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.608 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.66 yr (605 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.4 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.217 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 28.07° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.2 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 = 23.75 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.06 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 19 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5868 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
1.4 AU
Eccentricity
0.2169
Perihelion
1.096 AU
Aphelion
1.70366 AU
Inclination
28.07°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
42.2°

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
2027-Oct-30 06:02 0.240723 AU
36011648 km
16.90 km/s
2032-Oct-26 01:13 0.378429 AU
56612114 km
19.80 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
23.75

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.58679
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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