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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 VR

2022 VR

2022 VR is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.462 AU once every 1.77 yr.

Amor Observations: 45
Orbital Period · P
1.77 yr
v(q)
29.4 km/s
v(Q)
20.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.08 km
TJ
4.6
Eccentricity · e
0.1742

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.207 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.717 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.51 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.462 AU gives an orbital period of 1.77 yr, or about 646 days.

An eccentricity of 0.174 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.22° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 29.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.7 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 = 23.13 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.08 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 45 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5595 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 5 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
1.462 AU
Eccentricity
0.1742
Perihelion
1.207 AU
Aphelion
1.71668 AU
Inclination
6.22°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
4.18°

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
2029-Sep-15 07:10 0.353445 AU
52874687 km
3.27 km/s
2036-Aug-05 09:15 0.494283 AU
73943718 km
6.20 km/s
2039-Jan-21 20:07 0.380354 AU
56900207 km
4.86 km/s
2045-Dec-02 18:03 0.240230 AU
35937892 km
2.84 km/s
2052-Sep-26 15:29 0.320701 AU
47976222 km
2.42 km/s
2059-Aug-13 04:47 0.465253 AU
69600854 km
5.76 km/s
2062-Jan-30 05:28 0.411751 AU
61597001 km
5.23 km/s
2068-Dec-14 01:15 0.253288 AU
37891416 km
3.29 km/s
2075-Oct-11 05:22 0.288538 AU
43164656 km
1.54 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
23.13

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.55947
Condition
5
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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