Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.016

Aphelion (Q)

1.331

Eccentricity (e)

0.134

Inclination (i)

26.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

464.1

Earth MOID

0.11093

U parameter

9.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2037-03-12

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18687

27954989

Maximum Brightness

20.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

23.5

mag

Diameter

50 - 120*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-09-19

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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

1.173196

1-sigma variation

0.007162

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.134415

1-sigma variation

0.002904

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

26.2969

1-sigma variation

0.3412

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

355.7354

1-sigma variation

0.0796

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

77.7684

1-sigma variation

1.4962

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

121.19499

1-sigma variation

6.60020

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.015501

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.330890

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.114880

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.189837

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.110928

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

464.1454

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

9.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.12960E-5	2.07812E-5	2.44250E-3	5.69898E-4	-1.07081E-2	-4.72706E-2
e	2.07812E-5	8.43532E-6	9.91036E-4	2.31230E-4	-4.33065E-3	-1.91554E-2
i	2.44250E-3	9.91036E-4	1.16444E-1	2.71689E-2	-5.09181E-1	-2.25129E0
Ω	5.69898E-4	2.31230E-4	2.71689E-2	6.33910E-3	-1.18807E-1	-5.25282E-1
ω	-1.07081E-2	-4.33065E-3	-5.09181E-1	-1.18807E-1	2.23875E0	9.86555E0
M	-4.72706E-2	-1.91554E-2	-2.25129E0	-5.25282E-1	9.86555E0	4.35626E1

Date of computation: 2025-09-10 00:30 UTC

Note: The ASCII file is in a format suitable for Orbfit input.

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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

23.524

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

50 - 120*

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

1091

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.438172

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-09-19.354999

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-09-22.86144

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

18 (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: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

* - these fields are required

Close Approaches for 2022SH6 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	1961-09-21 12:28	> 1 w	0.1434998	0.1124731	1.9814087
EARTH	1962-03-09 00:31	> 1 mo	0.1969043	0.1852619	1.0282942
EARTH	1976-03-11 11:17	> 1 mo	0.1868940	0.1831470	0.4646157
EARTH	1994-09-21 02:54	> 1 w	0.1773020	0.1175398	1.2321725
EARTH	2008-09-21 13:52	> 1 d	0.1128793	0.1110597	0.1278022
EARTH	2022-09-21 22:52	13.8	0.1457298	0.1399749	0.0019183
EARTH	2023-03-09 13:31	925.5	0.1953357	0.1570174	0.0134440
EARTH	2037-03-12 00:07	> 1 w	0.1868676	0.1833168	0.1337005
EARTH	2055-09-21 12:24	> 1 w	0.1755207	0.1174658	1.2545827
EARTH	2069-09-21 23:19	> 1 d	0.1128249	0.1113609	0.3322961
EARTH	2083-09-22 08:33	> 1 w	0.1468451	0.1134069	2.0361098
EARTH	2084-03-09 00:40	> 1 mo	0.1939981	0.1835354	0.9949129
EARTH	2098-03-12 11:17	> 1 mo	0.1869567	0.1825297	0.8222704
EARTH	2116-09-21 23:22	> 1 mo	0.1737343	0.1176998	3.7510717

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
293.05625321	257.49818513	0.11171485	MINIMUM
88.03560651	66.98419815	0.18226380	MINIMUM
11.46382110	344.76471578	0.45684769	SADDLE
190.64286882	159.98100937	0.61343235	SADDLE
3.56405740	154.88380594	1.97840685	SADDLE
157.39657012	308.00746791	2.26673022	MAXIMUM

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