Asteroids

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Last update: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.032

Aphelion (Q)

2.115

Eccentricity (e)

0.344

Inclination (i)

10.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

721.2

Earth MOID

0.01843

U parameter

7.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2095-07-10

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.14334

21442877

Maximum Brightness

22.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

40 - 90*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-06-16

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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.573905

1-sigma variation

0.000593

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.344036

1-sigma variation

0.000241

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

10.6690

1-sigma variation

0.0062

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

260.2198

1-sigma variation

0.0028

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

9.3539

1-sigma variation

0.0046

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

262.19152

1-sigma variation

0.38081

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.032425

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.115386

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.018973

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.116125

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.018426

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

721.2177

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.51092E-7	1.42535E-7	3.68678E-6	-1.67655E-6	2.71240E-6	-2.25639E-4
e	1.42535E-7	5.78655E-8	1.49674E-6	-6.80635E-7	1.10117E-6	-9.16038E-5
i	3.68678E-6	1.49674E-6	3.87154E-5	-1.76049E-5	2.84814E-5	-2.36941E-3
Ω	-1.67655E-6	-6.80635E-7	-1.76049E-5	8.00604E-6	-1.29528E-5	1.07748E-3
ω	2.71240E-6	1.10117E-6	2.84814E-5	-1.29528E-5	2.09591E-5	-1.74320E-3
M	-2.25639E-4	-9.16038E-5	-2.36941E-3	1.07748E-3	-1.74320E-3	1.45013E-1

Date of computation: 2025-09-10 00:30 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

[-]

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

24.046

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

40 - 90*

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

1152

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.68296

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-06-16.226372

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-07-22.206254

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

92 (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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2022MB from 1950 to 2125

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1953-07-02 23:11	> 1 mo	0.1079047	0.0175766	0.3277098
EARTH	1955-06-10 14:33	> 1 mo	0.0236108	0.0186306	0.1220360
EARTH	1957-05-20 05:11	> 1 w	0.1780320	0.0205430	0.2319527
EARTH	2020-07-16 09:25	1059.0	0.1890071	0.1678486	0.0071015
EARTH	2022-06-19 21:18	< 1 min	0.0423433	0.0422626	0.0000269
EARTH	2024-05-28 19:03	1236.1	0.0992944	0.0771721	0.0073743
EARTH	2095-07-10 09:55	> 1 w	0.1433368	0.0373571	0.1899932
EARTH	2097-06-15 00:40	> 1 mo	0.0238064	0.0198588	0.0945033
EARTH	2099-05-28 23:33	> 1 mo	0.1081025	0.0004724	0.3701096

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
354.45182559	159.00936119	0.02039468	MINIMUM
181.04182542	347.94463511	1.13243162	SADDLE
0.96105266	348.31003400	2.01634016	SADDLE
179.98990862	167.23022919	3.13115756	MAXIMUM

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