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2022 CD

2022 CD is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.724 AU and a period of 0.62 yr.

Aten Observations: 52
Orbital Period · P
0.62 yr
v(q)
80.6 km/s
v(Q)
15.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
7.73
Eccentricity · e
0.6827

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.23 AU) and its farthest (1.219 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.989 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.62 yr (225 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.724 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.683) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.67° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 80.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 15.2 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 = 26.11 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 52 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5011 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 5 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
0.7244 AU
Eccentricity
0.6827
Perihelion
0.23 AU
Aphelion
1.218948 AU
Inclination
6.67°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
279.65°

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-Jan-28 07:59 0.338328 AU
50613101 km
30.82 km/s
2027-Dec-16 13:35 0.091948 AU
13755267 km
19.35 km/s
2030-Feb-05 08:17 0.092080 AU
13774924 km
16.71 km/s
2030-Dec-31 02:04 0.462544 AU
69195671 km
35.12 km/s
2033-Jan-02 22:56 0.230342 AU
34458614 km
15.26 km/s
2035-Feb-01 05:54 0.239785 AU
35871335 km
27.30 km/s
2035-Dec-18 02:47 0.139661 AU
20892984 km
22.51 km/s
2038-Jan-30 19:47 0.166733 AU
24942920 km
15.53 km/s
2040-Dec-25 04:40 0.193194 AU
28901475 km
15.38 km/s
2043-Feb-05 01:45 0.123701 AU
18505384 km
23.30 km/s
2043-Dec-21 17:48 0.240022 AU
35906802 km
26.54 km/s
2046-Jan-22 00:44 0.219492 AU
32835484 km
15.24 km/s
2048-Jan-23 03:02 0.463176 AU
69290178 km
35.57 km/s
2048-Dec-18 02:00 0.131043 AU
19603723 km
16.44 km/s
2051-Feb-07 06:10 0.008831 AU
1321041 km
19.57 km/s
2051-Dec-26 05:50 0.344689 AU
51564814 km
30.56 km/s
2054-Jan-14 07:16 0.238648 AU
35701291 km
15.26 km/s
2056-Jan-26 17:43 0.382955 AU
57289233 km
32.57 km/s
2056-Dec-16 06:54 0.093494 AU
13986523 km
17.97 km/s
2059-Feb-07 03:52 0.032053 AU
4795063 km
18.03 km/s
2059-Dec-28 17:03 0.388109 AU
58060239 km
32.70 km/s
2062-Jan-09 09:18 0.238929 AU
35743245 km
15.27 km/s
2064-Jan-29 10:18 0.309105 AU
46241411 km
30.25 km/s
2064-Dec-16 03:47 0.091377 AU
13669785 km
19.75 km/s
2067-Feb-05 13:30 0.083740 AU
12527288 km
16.60 km/s
2067-Dec-31 18:13 0.445235 AU
66606262 km
35.23 km/s
2070-Jan-03 20:18 0.226139 AU
33829850 km
15.24 km/s
2072-Feb-01 03:37 0.232638 AU
34802196 km
27.79 km/s
2072-Dec-17 05:18 0.109638 AU
16401647 km
21.89 km/s
2075-Feb-02 07:46 0.130789 AU
19565782 km
15.74 km/s
2077-Dec-29 17:34 0.203401 AU
30428288 km
15.26 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
26.11

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.5011
Condition
5
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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