Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.933

Aphelion (Q)

2.636

Eccentricity (e)

0.477

Inclination (i)

2.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

870.8

Earth MOID

0.00340

U parameter

6.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2053-03-29

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.05435

8131171

Maximum Brightness

25.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.1

mag

Diameter

40 - 90*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-02-25

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

1.784626

1-sigma variation

0.000204

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.476948

1-sigma variation

0.000064

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.9243

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

355.3052

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

211.6156

1-sigma variation

0.0007

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

267.92233

1-sigma variation

0.10749

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.933451

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.635800

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.315568

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.013905

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003396

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

870.8013

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.15576E-8	1.30704E-8	6.04608E-8	-4.82745E-8	1.51682E-7	-2.19134E-5
e	1.30704E-8	4.11083E-9	1.90159E-8	-1.51831E-8	4.77084E-8	-6.89207E-6
i	6.04608E-8	1.90159E-8	8.79980E-8	-7.03600E-8	2.20879E-7	-3.18811E-5
Ω	-4.82745E-8	-1.51831E-8	-7.03600E-8	5.67638E-8	-1.76933E-7	2.54553E-5
ω	1.51682E-7	4.77084E-8	2.20879E-7	-1.76933E-7	5.55394E-7	-7.99828E-5
M	-2.19134E-5	-6.89207E-6	-3.18811E-5	2.54553E-5	-7.99828E-5	1.15550E-2

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

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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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

24.148

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

40 - 90*

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

1471

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.665971

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-02-25.243082

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-05-04.354904

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

110 (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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2022DB2 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	1953-04-05 03:53	> 1 w	0.0658586	0.0252380	0.0269447
EARTH	1972-05-24 02:18	> 1 d	0.0503942	0.0494700	0.0034517
EARTH	1991-06-16 05:11	> 1 d	0.1709123	0.1036692	0.0232128
EARTH	2003-02-24 00:47	> 1 d	0.1478394	0.0890628	0.0196118
MARS	2003-07-03 13:59	1199.6	0.0232044	0.0177351	0.0110073
EARTH	2022-03-18 22:32	< 1 min	0.0280472	0.0280372	0.0000034
MARS	2039-03-26 10:52	1067.6	0.0490931	0.0166056	0.0143320
EARTH	2053-03-29 18:09	> 1 w	0.0543535	0.0171560	0.0129923
EARTH	2084-06-06 04:34	> 1 d	0.0756309	0.0493852	0.0266942
EARTH	2096-04-06 04:26	> 1 w	0.0609133	0.0178383	0.0166558
EARTH	2108-03-03 13:10	> 1 d	0.0923247	0.0518629	0.0134936

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
338.28209580	68.96996948	0.00373551	MINIMUM
24.51464287	145.15102096	0.04937675	MINIMUM
3.74996434	110.89327591	0.07804348	SADDLE
180.73646243	286.39317665	1.64029095	SADDLE
1.92010545	287.81390511	1.92892090	SADDLE
180.63408749	106.33590462	3.64087291	MAXIMUM

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