Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.841

Aphelion (Q)

1.048

Eccentricity (e)

0.109

Inclination (i)

1.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

335.2

Earth MOID

0.00054

U parameter

5.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2032-10-14

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.12184

18226740

Maximum Brightness

30.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.1

mag

Diameter

10 - 23*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-03-10

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala

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

0.944409

1-sigma variation

0.000009

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.109293

1-sigma variation

0.000022

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.5488

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

10.7083

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

308.2834

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

84.20616

1-sigma variation

0.02604

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.841192

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.047627

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.127172

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.002267

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000545

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

335.2267

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	8.67835E-11	-2.04331E-10	-2.59154E-9	9.59948E-10	-3.69151E-9	-2.42546E-7
e	-2.04331E-10	4.81159E-10	6.10290E-9	-2.26169E-9	8.67502E-9	5.71100E-7
i	-2.59154E-9	6.10290E-9	7.74213E-8	-2.87617E-8	1.10003E-7	7.24342E-6
Ω	9.59948E-10	-2.26169E-9	-2.87617E-8	1.12866E-8	-4.10376E-8	-2.68357E-6
ω	-3.69151E-9	8.67502E-9	1.10003E-7	-4.10376E-8	1.62116E-7	1.03101E-5
M	-2.42546E-7	5.71100E-7	7.24342E-6	-2.68357E-6	1.03101E-5	6.77890E-4

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

[-]

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

27.103

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

1505

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.50412

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-03-02.36497

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-04-04.15035

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

99 (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

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Close Approaches for 2022EL5 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	1958-10-02 11:25	160.5	0.1462076	0.1461170	0.0000302
EARTH	1959-03-23 08:05	138.6	0.0355053	0.0351025	0.0001343
EARTH	1968-12-12 16:24	25.2	0.1238916	0.1216888	0.0007346
EARTH	1969-08-01 08:35	1004.0	0.1765304	0.1765151	0.0000051
EARTH	1970-04-02 19:30	21.2	0.1823430	0.1801806	0.0007208
EARTH	1980-01-17 22:46	1290.8	0.0597184	0.0588636	0.0002860
EARTH	1980-06-05 12:44	> 1 d	0.1362085	0.1350021	0.0004022
EARTH	1990-08-30 11:35	112.4	0.1713324	0.1712802	0.0000174
EARTH	1991-04-05 02:30	9.1	0.0659920	0.0659710	0.0000070
EARTH	2000-11-05 14:00	> 1 d	0.1038398	0.1021814	0.0005539
EARTH	2001-01-30 14:40	1092.2	0.0624132	0.0623008	0.0000379
EARTH	2001-05-24 15:39	> 1 d	0.1234622	0.1220149	0.0004825
EARTH	2010-12-12 07:10	21.2	0.1020636	0.0996937	0.0007905
EARTH	2011-07-25 21:38	1113.0	0.1765302	0.1762672	0.0000877
EARTH	2021-09-23 13:09	12.5	0.1527449	0.1526669	0.0000260
EARTH	2022-03-29 17:02	< 1 min	0.0180873	0.0180782	0.0000030
EARTH	2032-10-14 02:14	> 1 d	0.1218382	0.1202244	0.0005389
EARTH	2033-02-11 20:53	1403.3	0.0643421	0.0639302	0.0001378
EARTH	2033-05-10 23:55	> 1 d	0.1079897	0.1058672	0.0007077
EARTH	2043-12-10 01:46	231.6	0.0291647	0.0278413	0.0004657
EARTH	2044-06-24 13:48	> 1 d	0.1568935	0.1563056	0.0001960
EARTH	2054-12-06 07:34	106.0	0.0682291	0.0534032	0.0050445
EARTH	2055-07-20 04:48	> 1 d	0.1707220	0.1691267	0.0005334
EARTH	2056-03-30 09:44	106.2	0.1938832	0.1797380	0.0047151
EARTH	2066-08-31 22:34	> 1 d	0.1642016	0.1632377	0.0003217
EARTH	2067-04-03 00:54	12.4	0.0305830	0.0255112	0.0016916
EARTH	2076-12-09 12:25	153.6	0.1022354	0.0717614	0.0102935
EARTH	2077-07-25 08:08	> 1 w	0.1745500	0.1726342	0.0006460
EARTH	2078-03-30 23:37	215.3	0.1973683	0.1650570	0.0107707
EARTH	2087-12-16 16:01	> 1 d	0.0354925	0.0243962	0.0072178
EARTH	2088-06-19 03:23	> 1 w	0.1533400	0.1429965	0.0034494
EARTH	2098-09-15 19:57	> 1 w	0.1569538	0.1419155	0.0051902
EARTH	2099-03-30 06:28	> 1 d	0.0064659	0.0025819	0.0175437
EARTH	2111-09-11 02:10	> 1 mo	0.1451778	0.0746385	0.8470782
EARTH	2112-03-10 18:37	> 1 mo	0.0493106	0.0094865	2.0079230
EARTH	2124-11-27 17:24	> 1 mo	0.0215383	0.0200929	1.4731840
EARTH	2125-07-16 04:30	> 1 mo	0.1577714	0.1548542	0.0663813
EARTH	2126-04-01 22:34	> 1 mo	0.1248421	0.0035853	9.7655364

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
237.08913027	88.68557632	0.00015121	MINIMUM
111.57838258	335.41319891	0.02442482	MINIMUM
172.89380961	30.86231359	0.06517176	SADDLE
353.38834648	210.94902208	0.17516171	SADDLE
354.30475470	31.97100719	1.82765486	SADDLE
175.32239512	212.99539917	2.06244830	MAXIMUM

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