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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 VH

2022 VH

2022 VH belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.067 AU it takes 1.10 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 35
Orbital Period · P
1.10 yr
v(q)
41.8 km/s
v(Q)
19.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
5.69
Eccentricity · e
0.3541

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.689 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.445 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.756 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.067 AU gives an orbital period of 1.10 yr, or about 403 days.

An eccentricity of 0.354 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 15.39° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 41.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.9 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 = 26.39 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 35 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3032 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
1.067 AU
Eccentricity
0.3541
Perihelion
0.689 AU
Aphelion
1.444825 AU
Inclination
15.39°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
157.71°

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
2030-Mar-18 17:10 0.407643 AU
60982562 km
26.83 km/s
2033-Nov-05 02:35 0.081936 AU
12257389 km
18.57 km/s
2041-Mar-28 11:40 0.128727 AU
19257225 km
20.88 km/s
2044-Nov-13 17:29 0.194748 AU
29133816 km
24.54 km/s
2054-Oct-26 17:52 0.003153 AU
471742 km
12.19 km/s
2065-Oct-31 20:11 0.001328 AU
198610 km
15.69 km/s
2073-Mar-22 22:19 0.377242 AU
56434586 km
24.21 km/s
2074-May-10 19:08 0.241715 AU
36159998 km
10.35 km/s
2075-Aug-31 11:45 0.331198 AU
49546446 km
10.20 km/s
2075-Nov-14 20:43 0.332098 AU
49681137 km
9.17 km/s
2076-Nov-08 14:54 0.214037 AU
32019442 km
20.98 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
26.39

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.30321
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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