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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.013

Aphelion (Q)

3.304

Eccentricity (e)

0.531

Inclination (i)

3.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

1158.4

Earth MOID

0.01584

U parameter

7.7

Next Earth close approach

Date

2041-10-29

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.0995

14884976

Maximum Brightness

24.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.2

mag

Diameter

10 - 22*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-10-02

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon Survey

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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

2.158663

1-sigma variation

0.002594

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.530619

1-sigma variation

0.000556

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.8201

1-sigma variation

0.0029

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

17.6314

1-sigma variation

0.0025

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

348.4475

1-sigma variation

0.0061

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

356.85710

1-sigma variation

0.64189

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.013235

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.304092

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.021716

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.227920

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.015836

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1158.4458

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.7

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.72729E-6	1.44276E-6	7.05171E-6	5.13194E-6	-1.18312E-5	-1.66487E-3
e	1.44276E-6	3.09422E-7	1.51150E-6	1.10188E-6	-2.54069E-6	-3.57055E-4
i	7.05171E-6	1.51150E-6	8.46341E-6	3.76229E-6	-8.19415E-6	-1.74583E-3
Ω	5.13194E-6	1.10188E-6	3.76229E-6	6.35875E-6	-1.53748E-5	-1.26904E-3
ω	-1.18312E-5	-2.54069E-6	-8.19415E-6	-1.53748E-5	3.74068E-5	2.92533E-3
M	-1.66487E-3	-3.57055E-4	-1.74583E-3	-1.26904E-3	2.92533E-3	4.12024E-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

[-]

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

27.19

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

10 - 22*

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

1079

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.550318

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-10-02.422706

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-10-03.489402

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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

Output option:

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Time step:*

* - these fields are required

Close Approaches for 2022TE 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
16 Psyche	1957-06-27 06:16	> 1 w	0.0140839	0.0099970	0.0312309
EARTH	1968-10-24 20:46	> 1 mo	0.0761492	0.0000470	0.3756304
EARTH	2022-10-01 04:29	< 1 min	0.0157167	0.0156736	0.0000144
EARTH	2041-10-29 18:18	> 1 w	0.0994999	0.0049834	0.1899350
EARTH	2095-09-02 16:05	> 1 w	0.0699615	0.0279969	0.0605966
EARTH	2114-09-14 06:37	> 1 w	0.0416508	0.0146284	0.0230939

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
2.29284445	268.92244813	0.01632531	MINIMUM
358.49704708	82.07187783	2.01098963	SADDLE
179.51726992	83.32042773	2.30658288	SADDLE
179.56975448	263.34835265	4.30606603	MAXIMUM

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