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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 OS6

2022 OS6

2022 OS6 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.429 AU once every 1.71 yr.

Amor Observations: 21
Orbital Period · P
1.71 yr
v(q)
29.2 km/s
v(Q)
21.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.09 km
TJ
4.59
Eccentricity · e
0.1557

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.206 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.651 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.445 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.429 AU gives an orbital period of 1.71 yr, or about 624 days.

An eccentricity of 0.156 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 23.95° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 29.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.3 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 = 22.93 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.09 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 21 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3968 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
1.429 AU
Eccentricity
0.1557
Perihelion
1.206 AU
Aphelion
1.651495 AU
Inclination
23.95°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
95.11°

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
2034-Aug-17 02:33 0.345614 AU
51703117 km
12.90 km/s
2039-Aug-03 01:50 0.407791 AU
61004640 km
14.33 km/s
2051-Aug-08 01:44 0.219702 AU
32866985 km
12.61 km/s
2063-Aug-12 05:53 0.208136 AU
31136648 km
12.18 km/s
2075-Aug-18 16:08 0.335397 AU
50174628 km
13.09 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
22.93

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.39685
Condition
6
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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