Asteroids

2022OA2 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.030

Aphelion (Q)

3.360

Eccentricity (e)

0.531

Inclination (i)

8.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

1187.9

Earth MOID

0.04514

U parameter

8.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2035-08-18

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.05682

8499496

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.9

mag

Diameter

27 - 60*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-07-25

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

61000.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.195110

1-sigma variation

0.005912

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.530826

1-sigma variation

0.001236

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

8.0290

1-sigma variation

0.0128

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

125.4902

1-sigma variation

0.0021

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

210.4559

1-sigma variation

0.0132

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

359.39343

1-sigma variation

1.44450

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.029888

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.360332

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.921156

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.065102

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.045141

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1187.9081

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.49499E-5	7.30824E-6	7.58185E-5	1.23428E-5	-1.96865E-5	-8.53964E-3
e	7.30824E-6	1.52859E-6	1.58642E-5	2.58010E-6	-3.86206E-6	-1.78575E-3
i	7.58185E-5	1.58642E-5	1.64763E-4	2.67493E-5	-3.62209E-5	-1.85270E-2
Ω	1.23428E-5	2.58010E-6	2.67493E-5	4.36245E-6	-7.48914E-6	-3.01569E-3
ω	-1.96865E-5	-3.86206E-6	-3.62209E-5	-7.48914E-6	1.73782E-4	4.77064E-3
M	-8.53964E-3	-1.78575E-3	-1.85270E-2	-3.01569E-3	4.77064E-3	2.08658E0

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

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

24.933

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

27 - 60*

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

1185

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.448601

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-07-25.427442

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-07-27.383985

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

22 (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: *

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Close Approaches for 2022OA2 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	2022-08-02 19:44	1.9	0.0585735	0.0582378	0.0001119
EARTH	2035-08-18 04:04	> 1 mo	0.0568156	0.0373789	0.1520417
EARTH	2048-09-17 11:17	> 1 mo	0.1433782	0.0734906	0.6696337
EARTH	2123-08-08 01:28	> 1 mo	0.0490043	0.0452183	0.4688567

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
349.44722186	215.18169067	0.04628271	MINIMUM
359.23448694	52.80968995	2.01869750	SADDLE
179.97679411	53.23291672	2.37382663	SADDLE
179.46424200	232.94700325	4.36818083	MAXIMUM

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MOID Plots

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