Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.074

Aphelion (Q)

4.170

Eccentricity (e)

0.590

Inclination (i)

2.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

1551.0

Earth MOID

0.06081

U parameter

7.8

Next Earth close approach

Date

2039-06-26

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.11453

17132885

Maximum Brightness

22.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.7

mag

Diameter

30 - 70*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-07-24

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

2.622217

1-sigma variation

0.005014

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.590332

1-sigma variation

0.000777

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.1456

1-sigma variation

0.0021

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

333.0261

1-sigma variation

0.0031

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

327.2778

1-sigma variation

0.0041

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

282.52536

1-sigma variation

0.81240

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.074239

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.170195

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.130213

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.403062

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.060815

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1550.9626

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.8

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.51368E-5	3.89744E-6	1.04091E-5	1.53368E-5	-2.04906E-5	-4.07310E-3
e	3.89744E-6	6.04295E-7	1.61392E-6	2.37797E-6	-3.17711E-6	-6.31530E-4
i	1.04091E-5	1.61392E-6	4.31156E-6	6.33934E-6	-8.46946E-6	-1.68667E-3
Ω	1.53368E-5	2.37797E-6	6.33934E-6	9.51568E-6	-1.26754E-5	-2.48512E-3
ω	-2.04906E-5	-3.17711E-6	-8.46946E-6	-1.26754E-5	1.69306E-5	3.32022E-3
M	-4.07310E-3	-6.31530E-4	-1.68667E-3	-2.48512E-3	3.32022E-3	6.59993E-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

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

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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

24.729

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

30 - 70*

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

1128

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.446645

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-07-24.461792

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-08-19.348871

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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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2022OC2 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	1988-08-15 15:04	> 1 mo	0.1149664	0.0223055	0.9767300
EARTH	2005-07-15 19:31	> 1 mo	0.0671990	0.0065398	0.0920742
EARTH	2022-07-21 12:57	< 1 min	0.0660293	0.0658131	0.0000721
EARTH	2039-06-26 14:19	> 1 mo	0.1145263	0.0252998	0.2372741
EARTH	2094-08-23 01:20	> 1 mo	0.1622986	0.0164199	0.3800860
EARTH	2111-06-25 10:11	> 1 w	0.1277560	0.0260500	0.0614805

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
0.44399953	199.24246887	0.06311950	MINIMUM
359.62144617	17.59074744	2.05927721	SADDLE
179.89134982	17.95372170	3.18578249	SADDLE
179.91370238	197.96288149	5.18527252	MAXIMUM

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