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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 DP4

2022 DP4

2022 DP4 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.805 AU once every 2.43 yr.

Amor Observations: 52
Orbital Period · P
2.43 yr
v(q)
29.6 km/s
v(Q)
16.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.25 km
TJ
3.83
Eccentricity · e
0.2806

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.299 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.311 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.012 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.805 AU gives an orbital period of 2.43 yr, or about 886 days.

An eccentricity of 0.281 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 32.67° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 29.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.6 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 20.75 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.25 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 52 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3932 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 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
1.805 AU
Eccentricity
0.2806
Perihelion
1.299 AU
Aphelion
2.311483 AU
Inclination
32.67°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
320.23°

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
20.75

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.39318
Condition
6
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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