Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.898

Aphelion (Q)

1.524

Eccentricity (e)

0.258

Inclination (i)

10.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

486.6

Earth MOID

0.03088

U parameter

8.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-04-09

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03097

4633187

Maximum Brightness

21.3

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.9

mag

Diameter

11 - 25*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-04-04

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

1.210675

1-sigma variation

0.001003

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.258459

1-sigma variation

0.000541

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

10.8755

1-sigma variation

0.0049

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

192.5926

1-sigma variation

0.0053

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

72.8619

1-sigma variation

0.0790

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

3.70573

1-sigma variation

0.43808

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.897765

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.523585

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.050405

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.222608

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.030882

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

486.5637

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.00561E-6	5.42750E-7	4.93893E-6	-5.30640E-6	-7.91716E-5	-4.39308E-4
e	5.42750E-7	2.92936E-7	2.66534E-6	-2.86402E-6	-4.27296E-5	-2.37103E-4
i	4.93893E-6	2.66534E-6	2.42986E-5	-2.60556E-5	-3.88900E-4	-2.15758E-3
Ω	-5.30640E-6	-2.86402E-6	-2.60556E-5	2.80017E-5	4.17760E-4	2.31813E-3
ω	-7.91716E-5	-4.27296E-5	-3.88900E-4	4.17760E-4	6.23334E-3	3.45865E-2
M	-4.39308E-4	-2.37103E-4	-2.15758E-3	2.31813E-3	3.45865E-2	1.91914E-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

26.897

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 - 25*

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

1461

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.566861

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-04-04.326559

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-04-09.227361

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

27 (1)

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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2022GE2 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	1978-09-07 12:41	> 1 d	0.1425021	0.1170063	0.1242509
EARTH	1982-09-05 22:08	> 1 d	0.1172317	0.1169254	0.0134174
EARTH	1986-09-05 16:38	> 1 d	0.1290288	0.1165581	0.0763301
EARTH	1990-09-08 00:50	> 1 w	0.1654257	0.1193013	0.1231446
EARTH	1998-05-22 16:33	> 1 mo	0.1940302	0.0895966	0.1079837
EARTH	2002-04-24 08:48	> 1 w	0.1445493	0.0047307	0.1584582
EARTH	2006-04-16 04:55	> 1 w	0.0916650	0.0256023	0.1360578
EARTH	2010-04-12 16:09	> 1 d	0.0527110	0.0298531	0.0812020
EARTH	2014-04-11 02:07	> 1 d	0.0359108	0.0305976	0.0209586
EARTH	2018-04-10 11:35	1001.2	0.0319354	0.0306290	0.0032103
EARTH	2022-04-10 04:39	< 1 min	0.0310414	0.0309542	0.0000290
EARTH	2026-04-09 17:35	964.3	0.0309709	0.0307361	0.0013945
EARTH	2030-04-08 04:41	> 1 d	0.0433671	0.0303627	0.0302631
EARTH	2034-04-05 00:37	> 1 d	0.0976863	0.0287431	0.0637462
EARTH	2038-04-01 06:11	> 1 d	0.1753702	0.0254156	0.0778664
EARTH	2091-09-10 11:15	> 1 d	0.1808907	0.1120659	0.0617634
EARTH	2095-09-08 01:53	> 1 d	0.1289455	0.1125247	0.0334175
EARTH	2099-09-06 15:38	1370.5	0.1122592	0.1121783	0.0021124
EARTH	2103-09-07 10:00	799.9	0.1282217	0.1115298	0.0280862
EARTH	2107-09-09 14:50	> 1 d	0.1648776	0.1141444	0.0418712
EARTH	2119-04-28 23:05	> 1 w	0.1559677	0.0030388	0.0542561
EARTH	2123-04-18 18:54	> 1 d	0.1036066	0.0257287	0.0493256

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
307.27654915	97.24862115	0.02989345	MINIMUM
62.68995714	242.15456432	0.11561126	MINIMUM
8.78427474	175.24557765	0.21502147	SADDLE
183.82889208	346.85812911	0.58446483	SADDLE
2.00039453	346.10485760	1.87465234	SADDLE
179.80208906	163.75856771	2.53149199	MAXIMUM

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