Asteroids

2022SX1 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.825

Aphelion (Q)

1.919

Eccentricity (e)

0.399

Inclination (i)

9.3

deg

Orbit period (P)

586.8

Earth MOID

0.01223

U parameter

7.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2043-04-20

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.09931

14856076

Maximum Brightness

23.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.4

mag

Diameter

14 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-09-18

Observatory

Catalina Sky 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

1.371738

1-sigma variation

0.000720

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.398880

1-sigma variation

0.000398

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.3459

1-sigma variation

0.0074

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

355.1394

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

286.6955

1-sigma variation

0.0020

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

25.30497

1-sigma variation

0.58531

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.824580

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.918897

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.029492

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.307030

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.012230

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

586.8204

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	5.18824E-7	2.86632E-7	5.36308E-6	2.38444E-7	1.36904E-6	-4.21598E-4
e	2.86632E-7	1.58361E-7	2.96286E-6	1.31742E-7	7.55165E-7	-2.32918E-4
i	5.36308E-6	2.96286E-6	5.54394E-5	2.46476E-6	1.41597E-5	-4.35806E-3
Ω	2.38444E-7	1.31742E-7	2.46476E-6	1.09635E-7	6.27488E-7	-1.93761E-4
ω	1.36904E-6	7.55165E-7	1.41597E-5	6.27488E-7	3.80742E-6	-1.11251E-3
M	-4.21598E-4	-2.32918E-4	-4.35806E-3	-1.93761E-4	-1.11251E-3	3.42593E-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

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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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

26.356

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

14 - 30*

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

1085

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.594295

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-09-18.21777

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-09-25.326459

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

41 (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

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Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2022SX1 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	1953-09-18 00:18	> 1 w	0.0678023	0.0137686	0.1680922
EARTH	1974-04-14 06:30	> 1 d	0.1178294	0.0932242	0.0869975
EARTH	1982-04-21 15:15	> 1 w	0.1087933	0.0934087	0.0547028
EARTH	2014-09-04 15:40	> 1 d	0.0983582	0.0065222	0.0356663
EARTH	2022-09-14 16:38	< 1 min	0.0137409	0.0137063	0.0000115
EARTH	2043-04-20 09:39	> 1 d	0.0993067	0.0966878	0.0201282
EARTH	2067-09-10 02:21	> 1 w	0.0572189	0.0099473	0.2049016
EARTH	2075-09-22 01:40	> 1 d	0.1132095	0.0084569	0.0741876
EARTH	2088-04-12 07:06	> 1 w	0.1573354	0.0968966	0.1451353
EARTH	2096-04-22 19:00	> 1 w	0.1169827	0.0969881	0.1781697
EARTH	2120-09-07 01:11	> 1 mo	0.0877403	0.0050341	0.7587685

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
48.74653422	249.82299914	0.01266155	MINIMUM
308.02154642	105.09738792	0.09625480	MINIMUM
356.44312230	174.20761634	0.24031703	SADDLE
179.04339361	359.18523085	0.95958437	SADDLE
359.53205037	359.07232908	1.80276179	SADDLE
180.33985426	180.03734573	2.92708516	MAXIMUM

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