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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 VC2

2022 VC2

2022 VC2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.018 AU it takes 1.03 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 28
Orbital Period · P
1.03 yr
v(q)
35.3 km/s
v(Q)
24.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
5.94
Eccentricity · e
0.1762

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.839 AU) and its farthest (1.197 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.358 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.03 yr (375 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.018 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.176 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 19.08° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.7 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 = 24.5 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 28 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3598 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 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
1.018 AU
Eccentricity
0.1762
Perihelion
0.839 AU
Aphelion
1.197372 AU
Inclination
19.08°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2459893.5
Mean Anomaly
79.06°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
24.5

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.35975
Condition
8
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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