Asteroids

2022FY help

Last update: 2025-11-24 16:53 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.659

Aphelion (Q)

1.066

Eccentricity (e)

0.236

Inclination (i)

7.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

292.6

Earth MOID

0.00399

U parameter

5.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-03-24

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.02603

3893334

Maximum Brightness

21.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.7

mag

Diameter

8 - 17*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-03-24

Observatory

Catalina Sky 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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

0.862500

1-sigma variation

0.000009

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.235513

1-sigma variation

0.000027

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

7.4403

1-sigma variation

0.0011

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

183.6633

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

143.6711

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

80.84539

1-sigma variation

0.02965

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.659371

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.065630

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.007154

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.318113

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.003991

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

292.5751

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

5.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	8.42178E-11	-2.44635E-10	-1.01831E-8	-7.12589E-10	4.04871E-9	-2.72061E-7
e	-2.44635E-10	7.10852E-10	2.95921E-8	2.07079E-9	-1.17959E-8	7.90350E-7
i	-1.01831E-8	2.95921E-8	1.23279E-6	8.62855E-8	-4.91373E-7	3.28996E-5
Ω	-7.12589E-10	2.07079E-9	8.62855E-8	6.04094E-9	-3.43882E-8	2.30223E-6
ω	4.04871E-9	-1.17959E-8	-4.91373E-7	-3.43882E-8	1.99844E-7	-1.30896E-5
M	-2.72061E-7	7.90350E-7	3.28996E-5	2.30223E-6	-1.30896E-5	8.78897E-4

Date of computation: 2025-11-24 16:53 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

27.745

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

8 - 17*

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

1447

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.648628

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-03-24.41791

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-03-27.141948

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

101 (4)

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 2022FY 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	1950-03-26 14:55	732.8	0.0604783	0.0047971	0.0256706
VENUS	1952-12-19 14:27	> 1 w	0.0350842	0.0001753	0.0967916
EARTH	1954-03-26 05:24	636.2	0.0935267	0.0015422	0.0802150
EARTH	1958-03-25 03:12	> 1 d	0.1608842	0.0035952	0.0622680
VENUS	1974-07-01 22:43	> 1 d	0.0371016	0.0013506	0.0468630
EARTH	1985-01-03 08:50	250.9	0.1943102	0.1738717	0.0071933
VENUS	1988-01-17 12:47	45.9	0.0058096	0.0047092	0.0003688
EARTH	1989-01-01 20:10	3.5	0.1535876	0.1529893	0.0002003
EARTH	2014-03-26 20:09	18.0	0.1718326	0.1700079	0.0006082
EARTH	2018-03-28 08:52	< 1 min	0.0775009	0.0763139	0.0003957
EARTH	2022-03-26 10:50	< 1 s	0.0046452	0.0046435	0.0000006
EARTH	2026-03-24 00:29	61.1	0.0260253	0.0250191	0.0003357
EARTH	2030-03-10 19:58	65.0	0.0811434	0.0808748	0.0000896
EARTH	2034-02-16 21:35	39.3	0.1168718	0.1167245	0.0000491
VENUS	2035-06-03 21:08	9.9	0.0387817	0.0383905	0.0001304
EARTH	2038-01-12 12:51	77.2	0.1259913	0.1259539	0.0000129
EARTH	2042-01-01 17:25	6.5	0.1534046	0.1527388	0.0002228
VENUS	2045-11-13 00:01	83.2	0.0193066	0.0176398	0.0005556
VENUS	2064-04-29 05:00	957.0	0.0063056	0.0005526	0.0073108
EARTH	2082-01-03 12:47	> 1 w	0.1983737	0.1275613	0.5407341
EARTH	2086-01-02 11:49	> 1 d	0.1480852	0.1270161	0.3420992
EARTH	2090-01-08 04:10	> 1 mo	0.1261564	0.1257782	0.0353258
EARTH	2094-01-31 05:12	> 1 mo	0.1233438	0.1211124	0.0408493
EARTH	2098-02-22 09:40	> 1 mo	0.1064414	0.0723422	0.1052194
EARTH	2102-03-11 01:12	> 1 mo	0.0770881	0.0272572	0.0804676
EARTH	2106-03-20 17:16	> 1 d	0.0407598	0.0000257	0.0429648
VENUS	2107-05-25 01:07	> 1 w	0.0132845	0.0018525	0.1105233
EARTH	2110-03-12 17:34	> 1 mo	0.0753386	0.0150649	0.2319503
EARTH	2114-02-19 03:26	> 1 mo	0.1138840	0.0841062	0.2907116
EARTH	2118-01-21 04:59	> 1 mo	0.1269821	0.1269676	0.0128562
EARTH	2122-01-02 18:58	> 1 mo	0.1350812	0.1275660	0.5954694

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
227.04987496	82.84056021	0.00399074	MINIMUM
132.84856020	8.12490212	0.12497755	MINIMUM
148.63212627	20.98141348	0.12571562	SADDLE
350.50474665	215.08889037	0.36172431	SADDLE
354.81471888	40.64668745	1.64622514	SADDLE
178.23238194	224.20901942	2.07702271	MAXIMUM

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