Asteroids

2022WH2 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.008

Aphelion (Q)

2.594

Eccentricity (e)

0.440

Inclination (i)

6.5

deg

Orbit period (P)

883.0

Earth MOID

0.01944

U parameter

8.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2051-12-10

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.1112

16635239

Maximum Brightness

23.6

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

17 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-11-19

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

1.801242

1-sigma variation

0.002095

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.440196

1-sigma variation

0.000637

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

6.5490

1-sigma variation

0.0072

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

234.7553

1-sigma variation

0.0022

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

178.7648

1-sigma variation

0.0019

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

87.82877

1-sigma variation

0.78090

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.008342

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.594142

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.581048

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.019627

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.019439

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

882.9915

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	4.38874E-6	1.33390E-6	1.51268E-5	-4.66387E-6	-3.91449E-6	-1.63594E-3
e	1.33390E-6	4.05423E-7	4.59760E-6	-1.41753E-6	-1.18976E-6	-4.97225E-4
i	1.51268E-5	4.59760E-6	5.21391E-5	-1.60748E-5	-1.34966E-5	-5.63864E-3
Ω	-4.66387E-6	-1.41753E-6	-1.60748E-5	4.95641E-6	4.15906E-6	1.73850E-3
ω	-3.91449E-6	-1.18976E-6	-1.34966E-5	4.15906E-6	3.51342E-6	1.45915E-3
M	-1.63594E-3	-4.97225E-4	-5.63864E-3	1.73850E-3	1.45915E-3	6.09813E-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

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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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

25.975

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

17 - 40*

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

1021

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.801061

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-11-19.139694

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-11-30.23065

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

32 (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: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2022WH2 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	1969-10-19 05:41	> 1 w	0.1049096	0.0243547	0.0612058
EARTH	1981-12-07 10:52	> 1 mo	0.0919386	0.0093410	0.3234257
EARTH	2022-11-24 06:38	< 1 min	0.0325439	0.0324173	0.0000422
EARTH	2051-12-10 23:43	> 1 mo	0.1111997	0.0142457	0.2687379
EARTH	2068-10-09 20:04	> 1 w	0.1857392	0.0421205	0.1205458
EARTH	2097-11-10 11:43	> 1 mo	0.0266491	0.0162270	0.1272278

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
0.10038706	312.14877696	0.01949669	MINIMUM
179.41220778	130.66761264	1.58372917	SADDLE
358.48761816	129.62050883	2.01888139	SADDLE
179.46335109	310.70527241	3.58351464	MAXIMUM

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