Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.778

Aphelion (Q)

2.720

Eccentricity (e)

0.555

Inclination (i)

1.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

844.8

Earth MOID

0.00140

U parameter

8.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2036-05-02

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.06154

9206259

Maximum Brightness

25.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.4

mag

Diameter

9 - 19*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-09-21

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, 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

1.748912

1-sigma variation

0.002142

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.555016

1-sigma variation

0.000568

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.9891

1-sigma variation

0.0019

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

349.3406

1-sigma variation

0.0241

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

296.0910

1-sigma variation

0.0641

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

154.30354

1-sigma variation

0.95424

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.778237

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.719587

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.034284

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.606695

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.001396

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

844.7933

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.58742E-6	1.16977E-6	-7.23385E-7	-2.85437E-5	7.24430E-5	-2.04380E-3
e	1.16977E-6	3.22582E-7	1.01210E-7	-4.16905E-6	9.98296E-6	-5.20628E-4
i	-7.23385E-7	1.01210E-7	3.52744E-6	4.15384E-5	-1.11714E-4	3.28534E-4
Ω	-2.85437E-5	-4.16905E-6	4.15384E-5	5.79775E-4	-1.54141E-3	1.27849E-2
ω	7.24430E-5	9.98296E-6	-1.11714E-4	-1.54141E-3	4.11449E-3	-3.24608E-2
M	-2.04380E-3	-5.20628E-4	3.28534E-4	1.27849E-2	-3.24608E-2	9.10573E-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

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Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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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

27.426

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

9 - 19*

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

0.7

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

1095

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.726027

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-09-21.390999

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-09-22.10145

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

19 (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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2022SC5 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	1953-09-07 12:26	> 1 mo	0.0808102	0.0006497	2.8731446
EARTH	1967-04-14 14:39	> 1 mo	0.1858639	0.0122663	1.1029032
EARTH	1990-04-25 10:38	> 1 w	0.0156493	0.0126203	0.0984091
EARTH	2022-09-17 22:15	5.7	0.0099051	0.0098333	0.0000239
EARTH	2036-05-02 16:43	> 1 w	0.0615400	0.0128105	0.1401565
EARTH	2059-09-17 09:32	> 1 w	0.0050467	0.0016083	0.1274765
EARTH	2066-04-29 13:39	> 1 mo	0.0339213	0.0122525	11.7107762
VENUS	2089-05-18 04:08	> 1 mo	0.0487940	0.0472964	0.1449414
EARTH	2098-08-20 01:37	> 1 mo	0.1760122	0.0028986	2.9295990
EARTH	2105-04-22 01:01	> 1 mo	0.0876426	0.0125694	5.9205536
EARTH	2114-09-24 15:15	> 1 mo	0.0753646	0.0024713	3.9148579
EARTH	2121-05-20 20:59	> 1 mo	0.1566829	0.0085749	2.3577288

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
40.01232018	252.53750584	0.00133037	MINIMUM
319.81010745	113.54244673	0.01279209	MINIMUM
359.86236754	182.96183848	0.23908009	SADDLE
179.96665769	3.11971932	1.73537011	SADDLE
359.90052702	3.03262089	1.76122101	SADDLE
179.97420084	183.12312138	3.73504279	MAXIMUM

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