Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.961

Aphelion (Q)

1.545

Eccentricity (e)

0.233

Inclination (i)

17.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

512.2

Earth MOID

0.00587

U parameter

7.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2029-03-21

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.07069

10574951

Maximum Brightness

22.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.7

mag

Diameter

30 - 70*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-02-26

Observatory

Kitt Peak-Bok

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

1.252898

1-sigma variation

0.000279

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.233334

1-sigma variation

0.000183

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

17.5671

1-sigma variation

0.0082

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

355.5118

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

211.5704

1-sigma variation

0.0035

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

346.95428

1-sigma variation

0.35367

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.960554

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.545242

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.473289

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.006292

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005867

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

512.2382

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.81126E-8	5.11947E-8	2.28690E-6	4.88997E-8	-9.69841E-7	-9.88451E-5
e	5.11947E-8	3.35529E-8	1.49883E-6	3.20491E-8	-6.35623E-7	-6.47828E-5
i	2.28690E-6	1.49883E-6	6.69545E-5	1.43137E-6	-2.83932E-5	-2.89389E-3
Ω	4.88997E-8	3.20491E-8	1.43137E-6	3.07644E-8	-6.07057E-7	-6.18787E-5
ω	-9.69841E-7	-6.35623E-7	-2.83932E-5	-6.07057E-7	1.20461E-5	1.22725E-3
M	-9.88451E-5	-6.47828E-5	-2.89389E-3	-6.18787E-5	1.22725E-3	1.25080E-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

24.664

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

30 - 70*

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

1522

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.342207

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-02-26.374584

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-03-14.525657

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

72 (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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Close Approaches for 2022DP3 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	1967-03-20 16:40	> 1 d	0.0523095	0.0163079	0.0124773
EARTH	1991-03-09 15:03	> 1 d	0.0891041	0.0113829	0.0570053
EARTH	1998-04-06 14:24	> 1 d	0.1982794	0.0776203	0.0438523
EARTH	2022-03-15 16:33	< 1 s	0.0076747	0.0076626	0.0000040
EARTH	2029-03-21 22:46	> 1 d	0.0706892	0.0281600	0.0144576
EARTH	2036-04-02 22:24	> 1 d	0.1782776	0.1161481	0.0210982
EARTH	2081-03-04 03:37	> 1 d	0.1708357	0.0457060	0.0425568
EARTH	2088-03-12 01:57	> 1 d	0.0476946	0.0070740	0.0376896
EARTH	2095-03-17 08:54	> 1 d	0.0127029	0.0055139	0.0128330
EARTH	2126-03-08 18:04	> 1 w	0.1184582	0.0131013	0.3882646

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
334.45912424	72.77310783	0.00721515	MINIMUM
202.18818250	302.56337031	0.60248933	SADDLE
9.56670348	295.59894774	1.94684901	SADDLE
178.71987306	104.22508420	2.54287411	MAXIMUM

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