Asteroids

2022AE6 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.945

Aphelion (Q)

4.198

Eccentricity (e)

0.633

Inclination (i)

5.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

1506.1

Earth MOID

0.00870

U parameter

8.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2070-12-31

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.05775

8638803

Maximum Brightness

22.3

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.8

mag

Diameter

19 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-01-09

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala

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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

2.571451

1-sigma variation

0.007823

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.632610

1-sigma variation

0.001159

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.0961

1-sigma variation

0.0064

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

127.3518

1-sigma variation

0.0041

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

19.8921

1-sigma variation

0.0019

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

17.84482

1-sigma variation

1.75221

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.944725

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.198177

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.017669

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.791155

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.008704

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1506.1415

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.11985E-5	9.06318E-6	4.96893E-5	3.00150E-5	5.63155E-6	-1.37074E-2
e	9.06318E-6	1.34221E-6	7.35897E-6	4.44340E-6	8.36029E-7	-2.03000E-3
i	4.96893E-5	7.35897E-6	4.03938E-5	2.40460E-5	4.96529E-6	-1.11295E-2
Ω	3.00150E-5	4.44340E-6	2.40460E-5	1.68657E-5	1.66111E-7	-6.72282E-3
ω	5.63155E-6	8.36029E-7	4.96529E-6	1.66111E-7	3.67118E-6	-1.26140E-3
M	-1.37074E-2	-2.03000E-3	-1.11295E-2	-6.72282E-3	-1.26140E-3	3.07023E0

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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

25.756

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

19 - 40*

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

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

1547

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.499708

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-01-09.365039

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-01-14.23464

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

27 (1)

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

[-]

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Sources

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

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Close Approaches for 2022AE6 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	1951-12-25 17:23	> 1 mo	0.1230465	0.0410179	1.1546427
EARTH	1956-03-04 18:41	> 1 mo	0.0986622	0.0919608	0.1783200
EARTH	1997-04-02 23:32	> 1 mo	0.1413705	0.0721795	0.6010997
EARTH	2022-01-20 21:53	< 1 min	0.0120937	0.0120354	0.0000194
EARTH	2070-12-31 11:32	> 1 mo	0.0577468	0.0308049	1.2014843
EARTH	2074-12-23 21:44	> 1 mo	0.1367993	0.0341536	1.2550012
EARTH	2083-01-02 20:31	> 1 mo	0.0546085	0.0231406	0.4159552
EARTH	2086-12-26 16:15	226.5	0.1297270	0.0416309	0.0871484
EARTH	2095-01-11 09:18	> 1 mo	0.0269236	0.0126888	0.9704705
EARTH	2099-01-17 06:03	> 1 mo	0.0201572	0.0134477	0.2599690
EARTH	2103-02-07 20:36	> 1 mo	0.0792028	0.0358730	0.6946085

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
347.92682115	20.47963082	0.00887984	MINIMUM
1.05299738	227.29827810	1.95709221	SADDLE
180.26706969	226.16524369	3.18526125	SADDLE
180.17145598	46.11579284	5.18583095	MAXIMUM

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2022AE6

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	σ_imp	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE	IP	Impact energy	PS	TS
2084-01-25.624	82249.624	1.866	0.000	0.71 ± 0.091	2.06E5	9.87E-7	4.82E-1	-6.51	0
2105-01-26.041	89920.041	2.305	0.000	1.41 ± 0.031	1.17E5	2.47E-7	4.86E-1	-7.24	0


Based on 27 optical observations (of which 1 are rejected as outliers) from 2022/01/09.365 to 2022/01/14.235.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 1.48 and 1.48 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
AstOD software version= 4.0, Date of computation=20250805 130500.123 UTC.

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