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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 YP6

2022 YP6

2022 YP6 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.901 AU and a period of 0.85 yr.

Aten Observations: 48
Orbital Period · P
0.85 yr
v(q)
42.7 km/s
v(Q)
23.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.06 km
TJ
6.46
Eccentricity · e
0.2978

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.632 AU) and its farthest (1.169 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.537 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.85 yr (312 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.901 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.298 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 30.51° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 42.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.1 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 = 23.95 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.06 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 48 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.2325 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
0.9007 AU
Eccentricity
0.2978
Perihelion
0.632 AU
Aphelion
1.168928 AU
Inclination
30.51°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2459942.5
Mean Anomaly
105.55°

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
2028-Dec-27 12:55 0.097581 AU
14597913 km
15.62 km/s
2034-Dec-31 00:44 0.137491 AU
20568406 km
15.39 km/s
2040-Jan-08 13:59 0.211094 AU
31579238 km
27.26 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
23.95

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.23246
Condition
8
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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