Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.939

Aphelion (Q)

1.220

Eccentricity (e)

0.130

Inclination (i)

12.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

409.5

Earth MOID

0.02149

U parameter

6.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2030-10-03

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.09902

14813074

Maximum Brightness

23.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

10 - 23*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-03-13

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

1.079194

1-sigma variation

0.000117

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.130120

1-sigma variation

0.000105

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

12.4977

1-sigma variation

0.0095

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

355.7913

1-sigma variation

2.418E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

108.6910

1-sigma variation

0.0153

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

336.05528

1-sigma variation

0.24662

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.938770

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.219618

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.101862

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.023831

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.021495

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

409.4940

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.38027E-8	1.23067E-8	1.11351E-6	2.03939E-9	1.79879E-6	-2.89746E-5
e	1.23067E-8	1.09747E-8	9.92843E-7	1.79982E-9	1.60333E-6	-2.58339E-5
i	1.11351E-6	9.92843E-7	8.98398E-5	1.64770E-7	1.45101E-4	-2.33747E-3
Ω	2.03939E-9	1.79982E-9	1.64770E-7	5.84879E-10	2.70052E-7	-4.28330E-6
ω	1.79879E-6	1.60333E-6	1.45101E-4	2.70052E-7	2.34566E-4	-3.77610E-3
M	-2.89746E-5	-2.58339E-5	-2.33747E-3	-4.28330E-6	-3.77610E-3	6.08234E-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

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Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

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

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

27.034

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

10 - 23*

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

1517

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.73056

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-03-13.323617

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-03-22.17597

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

41 (3)

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 2022EC6 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	1956-09-11 17:48	> 1 d	0.1687180	0.1244781	0.0190899
EARTH	1957-03-14 18:09	1398.4	0.0311853	0.0220333	0.0234083
EARTH	1965-10-01 23:24	1154.6	0.0924271	0.0872851	0.0043316
EARTH	1966-03-15 12:06	683.1	0.1862312	0.1488329	0.0125238
EARTH	1984-09-04 14:05	> 1 d	0.1997921	0.1628696	0.0139624
EARTH	1985-03-16 13:31	1149.3	0.0791461	0.0212503	0.0233212
EARTH	1993-09-27 02:52	> 1 d	0.0960723	0.0898899	0.0071679
EARTH	1994-03-12 18:58	63.2	0.1098150	0.0476472	0.0213492
EARTH	2002-10-05 16:09	134.0	0.1736667	0.1334788	0.0144195
EARTH	2021-09-15 21:40	50.4	0.1516860	0.1514935	0.0000646
EARTH	2022-03-14 08:34	< 1 min	0.0214017	0.0213525	0.0000164
EARTH	2030-10-03 00:11	607.6	0.0990193	0.0917838	0.0035424
EARTH	2031-03-16 00:38	554.2	0.1968165	0.1699255	0.0089897
EARTH	2050-03-17 09:24	1289.2	0.0923438	0.0216789	0.0263790
EARTH	2058-09-26 05:15	> 1 d	0.1017828	0.0932138	0.0064498
EARTH	2059-03-12 22:19	160.2	0.0934329	0.0467346	0.0160158
EARTH	2067-10-06 01:32	174.9	0.1645932	0.1583451	0.0020978
EARTH	2086-09-15 22:15	> 1 d	0.1522290	0.1153595	0.0162439
EARTH	2087-03-14 17:46	1172.2	0.0208911	0.0206654	0.0039930
EARTH	2095-10-01 09:53	> 1 w	0.0917701	0.0915223	0.0210244
EARTH	2096-03-12 05:01	> 1 d	0.1541228	0.0241344	0.3060216
EARTH	2123-09-15 02:45	> 1 mo	0.1624419	0.1184796	0.5794499
EARTH	2124-03-15 16:08	> 1 mo	0.0318855	0.0201123	0.7461734

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
62.21597825	71.33151258	0.02039594	MINIMUM
270.10753520	266.45205177	0.08878881	MINIMUM
343.90715825	345.13906063	0.21364283	SADDLE
167.05693726	171.85264146	0.31138619	SADDLE
357.21353374	180.33849039	1.94637853	SADDLE
184.09371542	7.34459941	2.19188866	MAXIMUM

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