Asteroids

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Last update: 2026-03-17 23:26 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.887

Aphelion (Q)

3.099

Eccentricity (e)

0.555

Inclination (i)

3.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

1027.7

Earth MOID

0.00717

U parameter

7.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2053-06-27

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.11058

16542517

Maximum Brightness

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.5

mag

Diameter

9 - 19*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-09-21

Observatory

GINOP-KHK, Piszkesteto

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.993072

1-sigma variation

0.001515

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.554991

1-sigma variation

0.000369

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.7891

1-sigma variation

0.0019

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

181.6670

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

125.7722

1-sigma variation

0.0009

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

128.86046

1-sigma variation

0.54898

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.886934

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.099211

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.044429

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.037976

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.007168

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1027.7395

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.29504E-6	5.58281E-7	2.83865E-6	-1.44209E-7	-1.40077E-6	-8.31666E-4
e	5.58281E-7	1.35805E-7	6.90502E-7	-3.50847E-8	-3.40812E-7	-2.02308E-4
i	2.83865E-6	6.90502E-7	3.51248E-6	-1.78126E-7	-1.72859E-6	-1.02866E-3
Ω	-1.44209E-7	-3.50847E-8	-1.78126E-7	9.28667E-9	8.91365E-8	5.22579E-5
ω	-1.40077E-6	-3.40812E-7	-1.72859E-6	8.91365E-8	8.73100E-7	5.07603E-4
M	-8.31666E-4	-2.02308E-4	-1.02866E-3	5.22579E-5	5.07603E-4	3.01376E-1

Date of computation: 2026-03-17 23:26 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

27.459

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

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

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

1281

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.607929

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-09-21.95297

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-09-27.493964

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

65 (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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2022SF6 from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1955-06-01 01:48	4.5	0.0805466	0.0790095	0.0005200
EARTH	2008-09-27 10:29	> 1 w	0.0907232	0.0054836	0.0949877
EARTH	2022-09-19 11:19	< 1 min	0.0078877	0.0078746	0.0000044
52 Europa	2031-12-02 02:12	> 1 d	0.0159242	0.0151155	0.0087136
EARTH	2053-06-27 17:46	> 1 mo	0.1105799	0.0700461	0.1010597
EARTH	2067-09-11 19:00	> 1 mo	0.0540163	0.0034028	0.2573483
EARTH	2098-05-28 21:55	> 1 mo	0.1347084	0.0670744	0.5505541
EARTH	2112-06-20 16:28	> 1 mo	0.0910940	0.0680645	0.4027386
EARTH	2126-08-16 01:13	> 1 mo	0.1286682	0.0428719	0.2829029

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
26.99329588	255.39141809	0.00710262	MINIMUM
331.73866947	155.22546899	0.06499060	MINIMUM
357.99182314	202.82423828	0.14047477	SADDLE
359.20677492	25.12378900	1.87068177	SADDLE
179.71199525	25.84767025	2.11487730	SADDLE
179.83095448	205.90667936	4.11334048	MAXIMUM

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