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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 WL2

2022 WL2

2022 WL2 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.84 AU and a period of 0.77 yr.

Aten Observations: 36
Orbital Period · P
0.77 yr
v(q)
42.5 km/s
v(Q)
24.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
6.96
Eccentricity · e
0.2619

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.62 AU) and its farthest (1.06 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.44 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.77 yr (281 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.84 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.262 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 11.37° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 42.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.9 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 = 27.44 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 36 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5732 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
0.8398 AU
Eccentricity
0.2619
Perihelion
0.62 AU
Aphelion
1.059744 AU
Inclination
11.37°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
89.67°

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-May-10 00:41 0.376818 AU
56371174 km
14.07 km/s
2029-Nov-18 06:51 0.389681 AU
58295459 km
20.29 km/s
2032-Jul-15 08:27 0.277901 AU
41573405 km
7.84 km/s
2032-Nov-20 13:01 0.017275 AU
2584300 km
7.59 km/s
2035-Sep-22 10:04 0.288507 AU
43160070 km
14.47 km/s
2036-Mar-20 06:43 0.382468 AU
57216442 km
12.38 km/s
2039-May-20 04:07 0.365631 AU
54697567 km
13.61 km/s
2039-Nov-21 20:11 0.301728 AU
45137828 km
17.72 km/s
2042-Nov-05 01:29 0.095195 AU
14240960 km
7.19 km/s
2045-Sep-24 22:24 0.387736 AU
58004492 km
17.87 km/s
2046-Apr-03 16:24 0.391957 AU
58635920 km
13.50 km/s
2049-Jun-02 16:48 0.350548 AU
52441169 km
12.63 km/s
2049-Nov-24 20:45 0.208788 AU
31234285 km
14.32 km/s
2052-Oct-11 06:54 0.160098 AU
23950355 km
7.44 km/s
2053-Jan-29 12:23 0.308411 AU
46137610 km
5.37 km/s
2056-Apr-16 07:29 0.391353 AU
58545617 km
14.10 km/s
2059-Jun-16 14:27 0.335856 AU
50243360 km
11.39 km/s
2059-Nov-27 07:02 0.124068 AU
18560266 km
11.47 km/s
2062-Sep-26 07:36 0.190223 AU
28457021 km
8.69 km/s
2063-Feb-19 14:12 0.343840 AU
51437720 km
8.53 km/s
2066-Apr-24 15:28 0.389649 AU
58290724 km
14.25 km/s
2069-Jun-22 15:50 0.321503 AU
48096210 km
10.69 km/s
2069-Nov-26 21:54 0.061071 AU
9136048 km
10.30 km/s
2072-Sep-24 07:53 0.189629 AU
28368119 km
9.25 km/s
2073-Feb-22 14:42 0.343847 AU
51438781 km
9.07 km/s
2076-Apr-23 18:04 0.389348 AU
58245701 km
14.28 km/s
2079-Jun-19 11:53 0.323661 AU
48418930 km
11.12 km/s
2079-Nov-27 06:48 0.064867 AU
9703997 km
11.09 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
27.44

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.57316
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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