Asteroids

2022AQ3 help

Last update: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.955

Aphelion (Q)

1.629

Eccentricity (e)

0.261

Inclination (i)

6.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

536.2

Earth MOID

0.02774

U parameter

7.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2044-01-11

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.11572

17311962

Maximum Brightness

24.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.4

mag

Diameter

14 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-01-07

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

1.291679

1-sigma variation

0.000712

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.260801

1-sigma variation

0.000447

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.3733

1-sigma variation

0.0102

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

111.0260

1-sigma variation

0.0006

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

309.6613

1-sigma variation

0.0026

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

256.90688

1-sigma variation

0.82904

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.954809

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.628550

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.048176

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.426466

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.027736

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

536.2046

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.06971E-7	3.18505E-7	7.25111E-6	3.94547E-7	-1.85011E-6	-5.90291E-4
e	3.18505E-7	2.00102E-7	4.55543E-6	2.47830E-7	-1.16241E-6	-3.70851E-4
i	7.25111E-6	4.55543E-6	1.03723E-4	5.64804E-6	-2.64685E-5	-8.44280E-3
Ω	3.94547E-7	2.47830E-7	5.64804E-6	3.09847E-7	-1.44196E-6	-4.59386E-4
ω	-1.85011E-6	-1.16241E-6	-2.64685E-5	-1.44196E-6	6.80037E-6	2.15414E-3
M	-5.90291E-4	-3.70851E-4	-8.44280E-3	-4.59386E-4	2.15414E-3	6.87304E-1

Date of computation: 2025-09-10 00:30 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

26.426

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

14 - 30*

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

1383

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.570661

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-01-07.353025

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-01-22.48424

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

21 (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

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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2022AQ3 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	1974-11-23 16:29	> 1 w	0.0964680	0.0743473	0.0080330
EARTH	1997-01-09 13:58	> 1 w	0.1071560	0.0225821	0.1167256
EARTH	1999-09-29 09:27	> 1 w	0.1470785	0.1116377	0.0710509
EARTH	2021-12-28 20:05	< 1 min	0.0322441	0.0320826	0.0000538
EARTH	2044-01-11 08:01	> 1 d	0.1157233	0.0211152	0.1120777
EARTH	2046-09-29 08:45	> 1 w	0.1509104	0.1127300	0.0705836
MARS	2065-07-25 21:34	> 1 d	0.0260103	0.0220591	0.0105984
EARTH	2068-11-27 04:42	> 1 d	0.0934195	0.0746218	0.0065148
EARTH	2090-12-31 03:15	> 1 w	0.0273567	0.0268606	0.0127947
EARTH	2113-01-11 21:05	> 1 mo	0.1149622	0.0201771	1.4121172
EARTH	2115-10-01 06:44	> 1 mo	0.1546875	0.1138133	0.8854945
MARS	2125-10-02 11:17	> 1 mo	0.0302878	0.0197977	0.4238436

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
30.25326344	357.44776819	0.02760562	MINIMUM
176.45666662	135.49798023	0.62676602	SADDLE
356.76469530	135.09553186	1.96464716	SADDLE
179.06522876	317.52297403	2.61406884	MAXIMUM

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