Asteroids

2022EB5 help

Last update: 2025-12-05 00:01 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

59649.9

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.884

Aphelion (Q)

5.500

Eccentricity (e)

0.723

Inclination (i)

10.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

2083.0

Earth MOID

0.00002

U parameter

5.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object impacted Earth on 2022-03-11 21:22:47

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

31.3

mag

Diameter

1.4 - 3*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-03-11

Observatory

GINOP-KHK, Piszkesteto

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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

59649.8667

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

3.192027

1-sigma variation

0.000196

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.722912

1-sigma variation

0.000017

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

10.8170

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

350.9869

1-sigma variation

3.431E-7

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

222.3836

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

354.89484

1-sigma variation

0.00050

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.884473

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

5.499582

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.264404

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.000048

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000024

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

2083.0434

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.82771E-8	3.41904E-9	3.70694E-8	-6.34542E-11	1.73052E-9	9.81258E-8
e	3.41904E-9	3.05416E-10	3.31230E-9	-5.66643E-12	1.65105E-10	8.76391E-9
i	3.70694E-8	3.31230E-9	3.68534E-8	-6.35841E-11	2.40650E-9	9.49605E-8
Ω	-6.34542E-11	-5.66643E-12	-6.35841E-11	1.17701E-13	-1.92626E-12	-1.62760E-10
ω	1.73052E-9	1.65105E-10	2.40650E-9	-1.92626E-12	6.74047E-9	3.80470E-9
M	9.81258E-8	8.76391E-9	9.49605E-8	-1.62760E-10	3.80470E-9	2.51611E-7

Date of computation: 2025-12-05 00:01 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

[-]

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

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

31.327

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

1.4 - 3*

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

0.1

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

1548

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.499609

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-03-11.808476

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-03-11.88684

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

177 (44)

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

Computation parameters

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Close Approaches for 2022EB5 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	1951-05-22 20:06	556.3	0.1905210	0.1901270	0.0001488
EARTH	2003-04-06 15:02	> 1 d	0.1254198	0.1078615	0.0059034
EARTH	2022-03-11 21:28	< 1 s	0.0000193	0.0000193	0.0000000

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
340.96123686	68.45771726	0.00001931	MINIMUM
17.73966348	150.81680089	0.18222309	MINIMUM
10.91577869	135.59174655	0.18406490	SADDLE
1.53591700	293.84805642	1.87700736	SADDLE
180.45196041	291.62563324	3.76603401	SADDLE
180.01753982	111.44047697	5.74877723	MAXIMUM

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