Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.999

Aphelion (Q)

1.918

Eccentricity (e)

0.315

Inclination (i)

2.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

643.4

Earth MOID

0.01549

U parameter

7.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2059-01-20

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.01981

2963029

Maximum Brightness

18.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.7

mag

Diameter

19 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-01-08

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

1.458540

1-sigma variation

0.000376

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.315146

1-sigma variation

0.000171

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.6626

1-sigma variation

0.0012

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

119.8997

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

9.7660

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

171.79611

1-sigma variation

0.34520

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.998886

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.918194

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.018304

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.889182

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.015491

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

643.3924

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.41638E-7	6.44531E-8	4.60047E-7	3.43615E-7	1.86940E-7	-1.29917E-4
e	6.44531E-8	2.93297E-8	2.09347E-7	1.56363E-7	8.50688E-8	-5.91193E-5
i	4.60047E-7	2.09347E-7	1.49436E-6	1.11589E-6	6.07607E-7	-4.21977E-4
Ω	3.43615E-7	1.56363E-7	1.11589E-6	8.35144E-7	4.52801E-7	-3.15180E-4
ω	1.86940E-7	8.50688E-8	6.07607E-7	4.52801E-7	2.50569E-7	-1.71471E-4
M	-1.29917E-4	-5.91193E-5	-4.21977E-4	-3.15180E-4	-1.71471E-4	1.19166E-1

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

25.731

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

1507

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.640639

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-01-08.33119

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-02-12.54417

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

37 (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

[-]

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

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Close Approaches for 2022AS3 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	1959-12-23 23:15	> 1 mo	0.1619383	0.0109410	6.0279553
MARS	1975-08-30 15:46	> 1 mo	0.0479362	0.0474608	0.2368324
EARTH	1983-02-01 01:03	> 1 mo	0.0174756	0.0130052	0.0542105
EARTH	1999-01-13 23:06	> 1 w	0.0320669	0.0069930	0.0359019
EARTH	2022-01-13 22:33	< 1 min	0.0314506	0.0314022	0.0000161
EARTH	2059-01-20 22:05	> 1 w	0.0198066	0.0125438	0.0277451
EARTH	2066-02-19 00:27	> 1 mo	0.0415012	0.0110525	0.1779177
EARTH	2102-12-24 04:23	> 1 mo	0.1987620	0.0095558	1.0187864
EARTH	2110-01-28 13:32	> 1 mo	0.0155669	0.0155500	0.0204085
EARTH	2117-03-10 20:38	> 1 mo	0.1325543	0.0264684	15.5504900

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
358.02896987	25.18812205	0.01500309	MINIMUM
180.84482606	209.19723925	0.90217036	SADDLE
1.55330071	209.97864289	2.01472887	SADDLE
180.72301089	29.10105827	2.90371343	MAXIMUM

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