Asteroids

2022WJ1 help

Last update: 2023-08-01 23:50 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

59902.3

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.919

Aphelion (Q)

3.396

Eccentricity (e)

0.574

Inclination (i)

2.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

1157.7

Earth MOID

0.00003

U parameter

5.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object impacted Earth on 2022-11-19 08:26:58

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

33.6

mag

Diameter

0.5 - 1.1*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-11-19

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

59902.3202

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.157721

1-sigma variation

0.000074

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.574016

1-sigma variation

0.000015

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.7938

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

56.7042

1-sigma variation

1.184E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

36.0815

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

351.58070

1-sigma variation

0.00048

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.919154

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.396289

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.000125

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.684739

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000027

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1157.6878

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.40901E-9	1.10394E-9	4.40940E-9	-7.82730E-11	-1.74524E-9	3.56160E-8
e	1.10394E-9	2.25346E-10	9.00158E-10	-1.60277E-11	-3.34193E-10	7.26459E-9
i	4.40940E-9	9.00158E-10	3.87946E-9	-7.11382E-11	-1.28678E-9	2.90083E-8
Ω	-7.82730E-11	-1.60277E-11	-7.11382E-11	1.40233E-12	-4.47326E-12	-5.09525E-10
ω	-1.74524E-9	-3.34193E-10	-1.28678E-9	-4.47326E-12	1.28820E-8	-1.39407E-8
M	3.56160E-8	7.26459E-9	2.90083E-8	-5.09525E-10	-1.39407E-8	2.35002E-7

Date of computation: 2023-08-01 23:50 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

33.594

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

0.5 - 1.1*

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

0.1

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

911

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.846728

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-11-19.203482

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-11-19.332403

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

51 (10)

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:*

* - these fields are required

Close Approaches for 2022WJ1 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	1954-02-04 19:23	> 1 mo	0.0776500	0.0428049	0.4263027
EARTH	1981-11-21 07:19	1350.9	0.0099705	0.0007683	0.0035413
MARS	1982-04-17 01:37	308.6	0.0275659	0.0213706	0.0025299
EARTH	2005-02-02 06:29	1002.5	0.0631547	0.0526682	0.0038317
EARTH	2022-11-19 08:31	< 1 s	0.0000387	0.0000387	0.0000000

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
339.64780463	316.05660950	0.00003065	MINIMUM
18.93410386	22.89175932	0.04188622	MINIMUM
1.50699497	353.26550157	0.06220803	SADDLE
179.95717596	170.40947234	1.86749468	SADDLE
359.75072414	170.22923995	1.94408677	SADDLE
179.88461529	350.36995369	3.86756157	MAXIMUM

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