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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.808

Aphelion (Q)

4.422

Eccentricity (e)

0.691

Inclination (i)

3.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

1544.6

Earth MOID

0.00219

U parameter

7.9

Next Earth close approach

Date

2039-07-01

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18007

26938661

Maximum Brightness

30.7

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.8

mag

Diameter

7 - 16*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-10-03

Observatory

Catalina Sky Survey

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

External links

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

2.615088

1-sigma variation

0.005409

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.690922

1-sigma variation

0.000693

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

2.9951

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

11.0798

1-sigma variation

0.0005

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

299.4401

1-sigma variation

0.0008

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

276.12638

1-sigma variation

0.86008

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.808265

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.421910

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.019452

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.069701

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.002192

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1544.6420

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.9

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.92524E-5	3.74981E-6	2.68724E-6	-2.64581E-6	-5.21331E-8	-4.65179E-3
e	3.74981E-6	4.80684E-7	3.45189E-7	-3.39146E-7	-7.59453E-9	-5.96305E-4
i	2.68724E-6	3.45189E-7	1.02178E-6	-2.28877E-7	-5.94949E-7	-4.27235E-4
Ω	-2.64581E-6	-3.39146E-7	-2.28877E-7	2.40558E-7	-9.60160E-9	4.20746E-4
ω	-5.21331E-8	-7.59453E-9	-5.94949E-7	-9.60160E-9	5.98741E-7	8.20410E-6
M	-4.65179E-3	-5.96305E-4	-4.27235E-4	4.20746E-4	8.20410E-6	7.39739E-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

27.844

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

7 - 16*

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

0.6

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

1083

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.526533

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-10-03.360295

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-10-03.949106

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

38 (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 2022TL 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	1958-09-24 19:12	> 1 mo	0.0572284	0.0083295	3.6643131
VENUS	1992-10-30 17:30	> 1 mo	0.0449957	0.0386231	0.0829178
EARTH	2005-06-08 15:47	> 1 mo	0.0843771	0.0421810	0.2587169
MARS	2018-02-01 12:06	> 1 d	0.0438126	0.0415991	0.0202628
EARTH	2022-10-01 23:44	1.1	0.0025277	0.0025244	0.0000011
EARTH	2039-07-01 12:05	> 1 mo	0.1800738	0.0519038	0.1540803
MARS	2051-12-04 16:28	> 1 w	0.0487553	0.0485586	0.0285600
EARTH	2060-05-29 14:38	> 1 mo	0.0577788	0.0468654	0.3016122
EARTH	2081-10-12 23:41	> 1 mo	0.1267759	0.0077636	0.7353114
EARTH	2098-09-23 22:58	> 1 mo	0.0871523	0.0086935	0.2755392
EARTH	2115-05-20 10:39	> 1 mo	0.1530731	0.0529668	0.5559837
EARTH	2119-10-19 14:18	> 1 mo	0.1475549	0.0135053	0.7658459

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
26.67697468	267.22822359	0.00236072	MINIMUM
332.31892816	147.86657266	0.04579998	MINIMUM
359.10826099	206.75755759	0.20986351	SADDLE
359.41145687	27.46428680	1.79379588	SADDLE
179.87686853	28.16356085	3.43725699	SADDLE
179.90698028	208.17353458	5.43497226	MAXIMUM

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