Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-03-17 23:26 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.667

Aphelion (Q)

2.272

Eccentricity (e)

0.546

Inclination (i)

6.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

650.8

Earth MOID

0.00014

U parameter

0.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2039-07-21

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18102

27080306

Maximum Brightness

23.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

23.4

mag

Diameter

60 - 130*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-01-06

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.469789

1-sigma variation

2.155E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.545943

1-sigma variation

5.000E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.2984

1-sigma variation

1.335E-5

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

102.1756

1-sigma variation

9.226E-6

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

268.3684

1-sigma variation

8.738E-6

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

203.98438

1-sigma variation

0.00002

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.667367

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.272210

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.064263

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.000701

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000140

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

650.8498

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

0.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.64275E-16	-1.06155E-15	1.25708E-13	-6.12263E-14	3.13247E-14	-3.43916E-13
e	-1.06155E-15	2.50049E-15	-2.86470E-13	1.61553E-13	-5.51265E-14	7.66692E-13
i	1.25708E-13	-2.86470E-13	1.78102E-10	-1.20009E-11	1.78984E-11	-9.82427E-11
Ω	-6.12263E-14	1.61553E-13	-1.20009E-11	8.51116E-11	-3.57621E-11	2.67722E-11
ω	3.13247E-14	-5.51265E-14	1.78984E-11	-3.57621E-11	7.63507E-11	-4.09489E-11
M	-3.43916E-13	7.66692E-13	-9.82427E-11	2.67722E-11	-4.09489E-11	2.70330E-10

Date of computation: 2026-03-17 23:26 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

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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

23.362

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

60 - 130*

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

542

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

999

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.512447

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-01-03.203273

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2023-06-29.462245

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

111 (2)

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

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Close Approaches for 2022AE1 from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1956-01-04 12:09	2.5	0.1526504	0.1525709	0.0000265
EARTH	1957-07-04 08:00	2.1	0.0141421	0.0140739	0.0000227
VENUS	1970-02-06 23:59	2.3	0.0230798	0.0230515	0.0000094
EARTH	1980-12-30 01:58	< 1 min	0.0603469	0.0603399	0.0000023
EARTH	1982-06-30 21:32	< 1 min	0.0539293	0.0539151	0.0000047
EARTH	1998-07-24 05:04	1.0	0.1998514	0.1998391	0.0000041
VENUS	2004-02-01 01:37	< 1 min	0.0444999	0.0444989	0.0000004
EARTH	2021-12-31 01:24	< 1 s	0.0664417	0.0664415	0.0000001
EARTH	2023-07-01 11:57	< 1 s	0.0539249	0.0539247	0.0000001
EARTH	2039-07-21 03:10	< 1 min	0.1810207	0.1810149	0.0000019
VENUS	2039-08-21 19:36	< 1 min	0.0318456	0.0318408	0.0000016
EARTH	2046-12-10 03:44	< 1 min	0.1909580	0.1909541	0.0000013
VENUS	2057-06-23 05:21	< 1 min	0.0283052	0.0283039	0.0000004
EARTH	2063-01-06 14:30	< 1 min	0.1855946	0.1855906	0.0000013
EARTH	2064-07-09 06:30	< 1 min	0.0764229	0.0764176	0.0000018
EARTH	2089-07-15 04:26	< 1 min	0.1373085	0.1373021	0.0000021
EARTH	2096-12-12 20:24	< 1 min	0.1740858	0.1740830	0.0000009
VENUS	2112-11-08 11:01	1.1	0.0399605	0.0399526	0.0000026
EARTH	2114-07-18 18:07	< 1 min	0.1553691	0.1553593	0.0000033
EARTH	2121-12-18 18:08	< 1 min	0.1388467	0.1388387	0.0000027

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
304.26622976	180.67907532	0.00035363	MINIMUM
52.92034222	354.50554374	0.01242585	MINIMUM
357.94191283	266.91182298	0.34564765	SADDLE
179.36506812	88.45301649	1.28264385	SADDLE
357.77336748	86.59561403	1.66514639	SADDLE
179.31623953	268.42597770	3.26914097	MAXIMUM

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