Asteroids

2022LB2 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.963

Aphelion (Q)

2.342

Eccentricity (e)

0.417

Inclination (i)

2.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

775.9

Earth MOID

0.00670

U parameter

8.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2039-06-23

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.02464

3686050

Maximum Brightness

20.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

17 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-06-06

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

1.652489

1-sigma variation

0.001966

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.417240

1-sigma variation

0.000733

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.0553

1-sigma variation

0.0029

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

85.0680

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

225.5477

1-sigma variation

0.0007

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

295.91506

1-sigma variation

1.17249

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.963004

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.341974

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.942573

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.040697

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.006702

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

775.9010

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.86580E-6	1.44099E-6	5.70251E-6	2.97731E-7	-4.20863E-7	-2.30531E-3
e	1.44099E-6	5.37140E-7	2.12549E-6	1.11758E-7	-1.55113E-7	-8.59314E-4
i	5.70251E-6	2.12549E-6	8.41449E-6	4.24883E-7	-6.52977E-7	-3.40060E-3
Ω	2.97731E-7	1.11758E-7	4.24883E-7	1.03684E-7	1.46822E-7	-1.77626E-4
ω	-4.20863E-7	-1.55113E-7	-6.52977E-7	1.46822E-7	4.56241E-7	2.50797E-4
M	-2.30531E-3	-8.59314E-4	-3.40060E-3	-1.77626E-4	2.50797E-4	1.37474E0

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

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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

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

25.961

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

17 - 40*

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

1383

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.501397

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-06-06.391047

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-06-22.892333

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

25 (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 2022LB2 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	1960-07-02 17:14	> 1 mo	0.0218653	0.0055630	0.1495138
EARTH	1992-09-11 23:14	> 1 w	0.0575641	0.0362141	0.1444249
EARTH	2007-08-09 04:18	> 1 mo	0.0555122	0.0495390	0.0165907
EARTH	2022-06-25 04:44	< 1 min	0.0128666	0.0128081	0.0000195
EARTH	2039-06-23 03:06	> 1 w	0.0246397	0.0065991	0.1540664
MARS	2051-11-18 22:12	> 1 mo	0.0266662	0.0261943	0.2090451
EARTH	2058-09-03 23:47	> 1 mo	0.0355763	0.0352529	0.2782844
MARS	2068-10-23 05:25	> 1 mo	0.0257948	0.0256667	0.9967676
EARTH	2075-06-07 08:56	> 1 mo	0.1830561	0.0036150	24.6305655
MARS	2085-09-27 08:04	> 1 mo	0.0263243	0.0256782	6.0635825
EARTH	2094-07-15 09:06	> 1 mo	0.0443633	0.0026089	26.1819808
MARS	2102-09-04 07:33	> 1 mo	0.0480947	0.0246369	9.6208142
EARTH	2113-09-29 01:44	> 1 mo	0.1977753	0.0372875	41.6306516

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
336.76899323	173.64423728	0.00650888	MINIMUM
20.48199564	241.62590869	0.03530387	MINIMUM
0.39816046	210.42739108	0.05831198	SADDLE
179.62029443	28.83249440	1.35683264	SADDLE
358.99671615	28.19226101	1.94887513	SADDLE
179.52481459	208.76550613	3.35769096	MAXIMUM

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