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Last update: 2025-07-29 02:36 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

60800.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.830

Aphelion (Q)

2.700

Eccentricity (e)

0.530

Inclination (i)

11.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

856.7

Earth MOID

0.00012

U parameter

5.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2029-11-29

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.19082

28545806

Maximum Brightness

30.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

4 - 10*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-10-20

Observatory

ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa

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

60800.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.765307

1-sigma variation

0.000067

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.529704

1-sigma variation

0.000017

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

11.2918

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

207.1734

1-sigma variation

7.120E-7

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

238.6014

1-sigma variation

0.0011

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

12.10837

1-sigma variation

0.02088

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.830217

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.700398

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.750237

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.000239

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000122

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

856.7003

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.51456E-9	1.12388E-9	1.51730E-8	-4.66776E-11	-7.18270E-8	-1.40261E-6
e	1.12388E-9	2.80072E-10	3.78708E-9	-1.15822E-11	-1.77932E-8	-3.49188E-7
i	1.51730E-8	3.78708E-9	5.15545E-8	-1.54968E-10	-2.38422E-7	-4.71458E-6
Ω	-4.66776E-11	-1.15822E-11	-1.54968E-10	5.06879E-13	7.54127E-10	1.44999E-8
ω	-7.18270E-8	-1.77932E-8	-2.38422E-7	7.54127E-10	1.16937E-6	2.23107E-5
M	-1.40261E-6	-3.49188E-7	-4.71458E-6	1.44999E-8	2.23107E-5	4.35771E-4

Date of computation: 2025-07-29 02:36 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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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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

28.957

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

4 - 10*

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

0.6

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

1036

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.576928

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-10-20.371804

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-10-20.93694

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

68 (23)

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: *

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Close Approaches for 2022UR4 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	2014-12-13 13:43	> 1 mo	0.1745386	0.1605785	0.2448020
EARTH	2018-10-20 16:36	237.6	0.0015584	0.0015213	0.0002845
EARTH	2022-10-20 22:44	< 1 s	0.0001139	0.0001139	0.0000000
EARTH	2029-11-29 01:13	954.2	0.1908169	0.1871962	0.0012116
EARTH	2083-10-21 04:12	> 1 d	0.0014444	0.0012323	0.0088586
EARTH	2095-10-19 14:17	> 1 mo	0.0169959	0.0013558	18.6448121
EARTH	2115-02-26 04:06	> 1 mo	0.1848819	0.1614378	235.5833090

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
325.41487180	285.81685414	0.00012225	MINIMUM
37.16306798	45.82979870	0.17190599	MINIMUM
7.79362987	357.27878637	0.22362949	SADDLE
180.78270473	163.37776084	1.70762388	SADDLE
0.35869112	164.01457153	1.83936942	SADDLE
179.40878789	342.60802016	3.67464116	MAXIMUM

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