Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-11-24 16:53 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.977

Aphelion (Q)

1.786

Eccentricity (e)

0.293

Inclination (i)

2.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

593.2

Earth MOID

0.00188

U parameter

5.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2035-10-31

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.07011

10488021

Maximum Brightness

21.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.4

mag

Diameter

30 - 80*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-10-20

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

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Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.381665

1-sigma variation

0.000016

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.292752

1-sigma variation

0.000008

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.0510

1-sigma variation

4.732E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

272.5784

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

162.4161

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

297.81405

1-sigma variation

0.01120

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.977180

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.786150

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.733974

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.004000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001877

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

593.2017

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.48546E-10	1.29079E-10	7.44610E-10	3.53603E-9	-3.53139E-9	-1.76498E-7
e	1.29079E-10	6.70365E-11	3.86744E-10	1.83502E-9	-1.83185E-9	-9.16617E-8
i	7.44610E-10	3.86744E-10	2.23925E-9	1.02587E-8	-1.02111E-8	-5.28780E-7
Ω	3.53603E-9	1.83502E-9	1.02587E-8	6.63206E-8	-6.70566E-8	-2.51060E-6
ω	-3.53139E-9	-1.83185E-9	-1.02111E-8	-6.70566E-8	6.82729E-8	2.50707E-6
M	-1.76498E-7	-9.16617E-8	-5.28780E-7	-2.51060E-6	2.50707E-6	1.25335E-4

Date of computation: 2025-11-24 16:53 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

24.447

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

30 - 80*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

144

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

1022

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.516071

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-09-24.358991

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-02-15.33973

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

54 (0)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

Computation parameters

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2022UK5 from 1950 to 2125

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1950-10-23 12:06	> 1 d	0.1281991	0.0199019	0.0371770
EARTH	1978-12-19 21:37	> 1 d	0.0036948	0.0024224	0.0011168
EARTH	1992-01-10 23:39	458.4	0.0738450	0.0662227	0.0025410
EARTH	2022-11-08 10:15	< 1 s	0.0366195	0.0366166	0.0000010
EARTH	2035-10-31 08:22	277.3	0.0701081	0.0665431	0.0011930
EARTH	2070-01-12 01:38	421.4	0.0775925	0.0702180	0.0024586
EARTH	2083-01-02 07:24	578.0	0.0241688	0.0201818	0.0013290
EARTH	2100-11-02 11:17	> 1 d	0.0673372	0.0237877	0.0221553
EARTH	2114-01-17 18:15	> 1 d	0.1127436	0.0693825	0.0144765

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
11.18822038	348.03261136	0.00186278	MINIMUM
179.08689393	151.83662850	0.77197239	SADDLE
358.42884329	151.10891739	1.99155684	SADDLE
179.23266896	331.95243994	2.77167509	MAXIMUM

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