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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 YP5

2022 YP5

2022 YP5 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.207 AU it takes 1.33 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 42
Orbital Period · P
1.33 yr
v(q)
32.6 km/s
v(Q)
22.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.25
Eccentricity · e
0.1828

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.987 AU) and its farthest (1.428 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.441 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.33 yr (484 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.207 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.183 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 7.24° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.5 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 = 27.13 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 42 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.2891 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
1.207 AU
Eccentricity
0.1828
Perihelion
0.987 AU
Aphelion
1.42764 AU
Inclination
7.24°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
194.56°

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
2026-Dec-20 18:51 0.103761 AU
15522389 km
7.62 km/s
2027-Apr-26 04:45 0.220182 AU
32938746 km
3.42 km/s
2030-Dec-10 22:15 0.240253 AU
35941373 km
11.95 km/s
2031-May-22 13:01 0.276491 AU
41362523 km
5.34 km/s
2034-Dec-02 02:12 0.387190 AU
57922795 km
16.68 km/s
2035-Jun-10 09:14 0.323970 AU
48465263 km
6.36 km/s
2039-Jun-26 14:50 0.362748 AU
54266268 km
6.97 km/s
2043-Jul-11 14:39 0.392256 AU
58680601 km
7.29 km/s
2047-Jul-26 02:15 0.412433 AU
61699162 km
7.37 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
27.13

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.28908
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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