Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.823

Aphelion (Q)

1.069

Eccentricity (e)

0.130

Inclination (i)

23.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

336.0

Earth MOID

0.01732

U parameter

6.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2044-12-19

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.16579

24801396

Maximum Brightness

26.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

22.8

mag

Diameter

70 - 160*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-06-21

Observatory

ATLAS-MLO, Mauna Loa

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

0.945863

1-sigma variation

0.000095

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.129908

1-sigma variation

0.000006

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

23.6108

1-sigma variation

0.0244

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

94.5381

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

321.9080

1-sigma variation

0.0503

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

120.57930

1-sigma variation

0.14114

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.822988

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.068738

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.140023

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.017776

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.017316

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

336.0011

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	8.99690E-9	-5.83845E-10	2.31558E-6	2.74475E-8	-4.77509E-6	-1.33870E-5
e	-5.83845E-10	3.81641E-11	-1.50213E-7	-1.78028E-9	3.09791E-7	8.68863E-7
i	2.31558E-6	-1.50213E-7	5.95987E-4	7.06450E-6	-1.22900E-3	-3.44546E-3
Ω	2.74475E-8	-1.78028E-9	7.06450E-6	8.37436E-8	-1.45680E-5	-4.08404E-5
ω	-4.77509E-6	3.09791E-7	-1.22900E-3	-1.45680E-5	2.53440E-3	7.10510E-3
M	-1.33870E-5	8.68863E-7	-3.44546E-3	-4.08404E-5	7.10510E-3	1.99194E-2

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

[-]

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

22.791

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

70 - 160*

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

1174

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.566253

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-06-21.432747

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-06-30.180202

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

113 (3)

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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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2022MQ 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	1952-12-14 12:08	> 1 d	0.1914205	0.1745850	0.0063184
EARTH	1953-06-25 18:11	204.0	0.0832495	0.0548665	0.0096077
EARTH	1964-01-03 05:12	1192.3	0.1416891	0.1395038	0.0013576
EARTH	1964-06-26 20:20	9.5	0.0986549	0.0771162	0.0072327
EARTH	1976-06-24 07:28	568.0	0.1593982	0.0881899	0.0239364
EARTH	1986-12-29 20:02	> 1 d	0.1368327	0.1367617	0.0011929
EARTH	1987-06-27 13:33	120.9	0.0619647	0.0193473	0.0324693
EARTH	1999-06-25 18:15	542.4	0.1268205	0.0538162	0.0248678
EARTH	2010-01-08 23:21	> 1 d	0.1676176	0.1514470	0.0065895
EARTH	2010-06-26 23:43	123.9	0.1650558	0.1332993	0.0106420
EARTH	2021-12-23 05:42	128.9	0.1501097	0.1496481	0.0001606
EARTH	2022-06-27 00:44	< 1 s	0.0192471	0.0191892	0.0000193
EARTH	2044-12-19 12:50	> 1 d	0.1657871	0.1468896	0.0090946
EARTH	2045-06-26 11:31	261.3	0.0420636	0.0187068	0.0159457
EARTH	2056-01-04 12:35	1265.5	0.1460423	0.1404754	0.0024885
EARTH	2056-06-26 21:46	17.4	0.1073156	0.0855460	0.0073006
EARTH	2068-06-23 19:50	138.0	0.1952884	0.1795559	0.0052480
EARTH	2078-12-22 10:09	> 1 d	0.1559310	0.1423323	0.0073279
EARTH	2079-06-27 06:36	197.7	0.0240729	0.0184442	0.0104205
EARTH	2090-01-04 03:14	> 1 d	0.1471676	0.1419377	0.0100317
EARTH	2090-06-27 08:46	163.1	0.1094769	0.0243715	0.0354712
EARTH	2112-12-15 19:56	> 1 w	0.1926048	0.1562123	0.0442559
EARTH	2113-06-27 01:30	1322.3	0.0861047	0.0207771	0.0686675
EARTH	2123-12-26 01:13	> 1 d	0.1493612	0.1427783	0.0161739
EARTH	2124-06-27 16:55	515.2	0.0185229	0.0185175	0.0011818

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
223.60307468	172.73642365	0.01924183	MINIMUM
37.26821804	356.00602805	0.13792220	MINIMUM
314.02919009	263.83427459	0.40532033	SADDLE
126.22609412	85.60990628	0.41215501	SADDLE
334.88574920	108.76688657	1.80739447	SADDLE
191.00098637	325.42891730	2.04359613	MAXIMUM

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