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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 WW2

2022 WW2

2022 WW2 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.963 AU and a period of 0.95 yr.

Aten Observations: 19
Orbital Period · P
0.95 yr
v(q)
44.5 km/s
v(Q)
20.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
6.21
Eccentricity · e
0.3648

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.612 AU) and its farthest (1.314 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.702 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.95 yr (345 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.963 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.365 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 1° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 44.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.7 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 = 25.57 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 19 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5353 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
0.963 AU
Eccentricity
0.3648
Perihelion
0.612 AU
Aphelion
1.314302 AU
Inclination
1.0°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
15.37°

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-Feb-27 20:09 0.122735 AU
18360962 km
16.07 km/s
2028-Feb-14 09:31 0.452866 AU
67747852 km
26.62 km/s
2038-Nov-08 06:50 0.242370 AU
36258023 km
20.54 km/s
2039-Oct-28 11:09 0.002096 AU
313564 km
10.19 km/s
2040-Aug-23 21:56 0.317741 AU
47533376 km
10.78 km/s
2040-Dec-04 08:40 0.272750 AU
40802869 km
8.89 km/s
2041-Jul-11 00:15 0.402616 AU
60230519 km
15.06 km/s
2042-Jan-08 10:17 0.319586 AU
47809428 km
9.49 km/s
2042-May-31 20:57 0.370299 AU
55395881 km
13.70 km/s
2043-Feb-19 00:51 0.168542 AU
25213466 km
7.63 km/s
2044-Feb-28 18:09 0.097881 AU
14642749 km
15.46 km/s
2045-Feb-14 06:21 0.442908 AU
66258163 km
26.15 km/s
2055-Nov-05 18:58 0.160370 AU
23990979 km
18.27 km/s
2056-Oct-30 00:30 0.059327 AU
8875254 km
8.06 km/s
2057-Aug-11 14:58 0.341547 AU
51094684 km
12.49 km/s
2057-Dec-14 11:13 0.295375 AU
44187494 km
9.27 km/s
2058-Jun-30 14:11 0.403037 AU
60293507 km
15.22 km/s
2059-Jan-18 14:22 0.293088 AU
43845353 km
9.22 km/s
2060-Mar-03 11:47 0.037000 AU
5535086 km
8.44 km/s
2061-Feb-23 19:35 0.164209 AU
24565307 km
18.87 km/s
2071-Nov-13 06:51 0.285882 AU
42767286 km
23.96 km/s
2072-Oct-30 03:18 0.001853 AU
277192 km
13.09 km/s
2074-Dec-31 09:14 0.325125 AU
48637977 km
9.55 km/s
2077-Mar-02 14:32 0.015644 AU
2340306 km
13.22 km/s
2078-Feb-17 05:27 0.372886 AU
55782967 km
24.24 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
25.57

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.53527
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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