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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 WN6

2022 WN6

2022 WN6 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.427 AU it takes 1.70 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 28
Orbital Period · P
1.70 yr
v(q)
34.7 km/s
v(Q)
17.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
4.57
Eccentricity · e
0.3196

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.971 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.883 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.912 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.427 AU gives an orbital period of 1.70 yr, or about 623 days.

An eccentricity of 0.32 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 21.48° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.9 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 = 24.45 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 28 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3035 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
1.427 AU
Eccentricity
0.3196
Perihelion
0.971 AU
Aphelion
1.883069 AU
Inclination
21.48°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2459909.5
Mean Anomaly
26.75°

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
24.45

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.30351
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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