Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.018

Aphelion (Q)

2.038

Eccentricity (e)

0.334

Inclination (i)

2.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

689.9

Earth MOID

0.03261

U parameter

7.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2039-03-16

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03824

5720417

Maximum Brightness

21.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

11 - 24*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-03-08

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

1.528039

1-sigma variation

0.000887

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.333743

1-sigma variation

0.000372

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.6506

1-sigma variation

0.0025

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

333.4680

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

216.1126

1-sigma variation

0.0041

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

80.09542

1-sigma variation

0.69965

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.018066

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.038012

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.848021

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.080435

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.032615

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

689.9222

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.86302E-7	3.29805E-7	2.22863E-6	6.92224E-8	3.59728E-6	-6.20407E-4
e	3.29805E-7	1.38332E-7	9.34766E-7	2.89827E-8	1.50896E-6	-2.60222E-4
i	2.22863E-6	9.34766E-7	6.31778E-6	2.04122E-7	1.01791E-5	-1.75843E-3
Ω	6.92224E-8	2.89827E-8	2.04122E-7	6.55661E-8	1.87564E-7	-5.45850E-5
ω	3.59728E-6	1.50896E-6	1.01791E-5	1.87564E-7	1.67649E-5	-2.83840E-3
M	-6.20407E-4	-2.60222E-4	-1.75843E-3	-5.45850E-5	-2.83840E-3	4.89512E-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

[-]

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

26.997

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

11 - 24*

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

1520

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.528074

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-03-07.26662

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-03-19.17827

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

29 (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 2022EU3 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	1952-05-05 10:36	> 1 mo	0.1286417	0.0400094	0.4360868
EARTH	1969-04-08 09:42	> 1 w	0.0405216	0.0097413	0.0253606
MARS	1975-03-26 04:51	391.4	0.0299980	0.0083199	0.0105550
MARS	1977-02-11 20:42	> 1 d	0.0232464	0.0106600	0.0306808
EARTH	1986-04-26 22:30	> 1 w	0.0766832	0.0346392	0.1106808
EARTH	2022-03-17 09:30	< 1 min	0.0363063	0.0361961	0.0000367
EARTH	2039-03-16 20:11	> 1 w	0.0382386	0.0290188	0.0401162
EARTH	2071-04-30 03:44	> 1 mo	0.0815982	0.0363878	0.4366399
EARTH	2088-03-18 14:28	> 1 mo	0.0355139	0.0305669	0.0390493
EARTH	2120-03-15 18:01	> 1 mo	0.0436768	0.0283350	1.2918094

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
355.68658174	81.18049925	0.03160691	MINIMUM
181.53445066	269.80940297	1.03769022	SADDLE
2.83435391	271.27317427	2.01864019	SADDLE
181.31935467	89.65728752	3.03807486	MAXIMUM

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