Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.897

Aphelion (Q)

2.757

Eccentricity (e)

0.509

Inclination (i)

8.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

902.2

Earth MOID

0.04513

U parameter

8.3

Next Earth close approach

Date

2060-02-02

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.16315

24406695

Maximum Brightness

23.6

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

2022-11-14

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

1.827239

1-sigma variation

0.003376

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.508852

1-sigma variation

0.000956

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

8.9288

1-sigma variation

0.0137

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

51.6191

1-sigma variation

0.0024

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

62.4107

1-sigma variation

0.0043

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

60.46249

1-sigma variation

1.15954

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.897444

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.757033

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.106492

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.759427

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.045129

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

902.1762

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.14004E-5	3.22734E-6	4.61919E-5	8.11071E-6	-1.43704E-5	-3.91512E-3
e	3.22734E-6	9.13629E-7	1.30764E-5	2.29605E-6	-4.06761E-6	-1.10833E-3
i	4.61919E-5	1.30764E-5	1.87161E-4	3.28638E-5	-5.82346E-5	-1.58632E-2
Ω	8.11071E-6	2.29605E-6	3.28638E-5	5.77103E-6	-1.02296E-5	-2.78538E-3
ω	-1.43704E-5	-4.06761E-6	-5.82346E-5	-1.02296E-5	1.82937E-5	4.93506E-3
M	-3.91512E-3	-1.10833E-3	-1.58632E-2	-2.78538E-3	4.93506E-3	1.34453E0

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

[-]

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

23.486

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

1075

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.501322

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-11-14.363725

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-11-24.544615

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

65 (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 2022VN2 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	1971-03-14 13:03	> 1 mo	0.1948198	0.1490063	0.4254288
EARTH	1975-12-31 02:11	> 1 mo	0.1410248	0.0314753	0.3457650
EARTH	1980-11-15 04:28	> 1 mo	0.1719584	0.0348661	0.7049961
EARTH	2018-02-17 09:41	> 1 w	0.1560357	0.1495692	0.0174705
EARTH	2022-11-25 23:07	< 1 min	0.0556612	0.0553893	0.0000906
MARS	2033-03-15 18:59	> 1 d	0.0393440	0.0393383	0.0007268
EARTH	2060-02-02 17:17	> 1 mo	0.1631487	0.1613402	0.0431130
EARTH	2064-11-19 18:25	> 1 mo	0.1163886	0.0426178	0.6862057
EARTH	2097-03-08 21:37	> 1 d	0.1499349	0.1449618	0.0129804
EARTH	2101-11-30 23:36	> 1 w	0.0489313	0.0484486	0.0089181
MARS	2112-03-15 01:29	> 1 w	0.0342907	0.0325819	0.1138963

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
331.80378788	324.63631419	0.04506994	MINIMUM
28.39619907	59.05164726	0.14717898	MINIMUM
8.55802720	26.13070225	0.16330714	SADDLE
180.67579033	191.96448336	1.75630872	SADDLE
0.89813176	192.85147281	1.90872062	SADDLE
179.85707232	11.48914989	3.73403435	MAXIMUM

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