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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 VQ

2022 VQ

2022 VQ belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.398 AU it takes 1.65 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 71
Orbital Period · P
1.65 yr
v(q)
37.6 km/s
v(Q)
16.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
4.68
Eccentricity · e
0.3803

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.866 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.93 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.064 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.398 AU gives an orbital period of 1.65 yr, or about 604 days.

An eccentricity of 0.38 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 0.44° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 37.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.9 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 = 25.5 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 71 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4611 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
1.398 AU
Eccentricity
0.3803
Perihelion
0.866 AU
Aphelion
1.929659 AU
Inclination
0.44°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
24.36°

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-Nov-06 16:42 0.226351 AU
33861558 km
16.31 km/s
2046-Apr-12 18:41 0.288521 AU
43162152 km
20.27 km/s
2051-Mar-28 10:17 0.003028 AU
453038 km
12.19 km/s
2061-Apr-21 06:30 0.366919 AU
54890295 km
5.13 km/s
2065-Nov-11 03:58 0.087793 AU
13133627 km
13.88 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
25.5

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.46114
Condition
6
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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