Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.620

Aphelion (Q)

1.060

Eccentricity (e)

0.262

Inclination (i)

11.4

deg

Orbit period (P)

281.1

Earth MOID

0.01223

U parameter

7.1

Next Earth close approach

Date

2032-11-20

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03946

5903486

Maximum Brightness

22.2

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

27.4

mag

Diameter

9 - 20*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-11-19

Observatory

Mt. Lemmon 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

0.839802

1-sigma variation

0.000085

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.261989

1-sigma variation

0.000223

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

11.3742

1-sigma variation

0.0133

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

59.6203

1-sigma variation

0.0004

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

147.5501

1-sigma variation

0.0017

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

193.56631

1-sigma variation

0.23334

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.619784

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.059821

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.016409

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.373114

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.012231

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

281.1020

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.1

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.17998E-9	-1.88531E-8	-1.12610E-6	3.05683E-8	-1.39559E-7	-1.97715E-5
e	-1.88531E-8	4.95075E-8	2.95710E-6	-8.02618E-8	3.65955E-7	5.19168E-5
i	-1.12610E-6	2.95710E-6	1.76630E-4	-4.79417E-6	2.18610E-5	3.10102E-3
Ω	3.05683E-8	-8.02618E-8	-4.79417E-6	1.30159E-7	-5.94743E-7	-8.41748E-5
ω	-1.39559E-7	3.65955E-7	2.18610E-5	-5.94743E-7	2.78462E-6	3.84154E-4
M	-1.97715E-5	5.19168E-5	3.10102E-3	-8.41748E-5	3.84154E-4	5.44453E-2

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

27.385

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

9 - 20*

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

1029

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.799514

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-11-19.332408

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-11-24.121007

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

36 (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 2022WL2 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	1952-11-04 04:22	> 1 d	0.1140301	0.0689604	0.0184615
EARTH	1962-10-10 04:08	> 1 d	0.1671637	0.1489458	0.0089411
EARTH	1969-11-26 18:52	87.2	0.1044124	0.0568869	0.0160304
EARTH	1979-11-25 19:23	186.7	0.0204807	0.0143636	0.0023869
EARTH	1989-11-26 19:32	130.6	0.0784448	0.0382597	0.0137209
EARTH	1992-09-25 23:50	1329.0	0.1963542	0.1792556	0.0067222
EARTH	1999-11-26 00:09	379.7	0.1946771	0.1520792	0.0142288
EARTH	2002-10-20 22:02	> 1 d	0.1471768	0.1312602	0.0058862
EARTH	2012-11-13 10:29	> 1 d	0.0790286	0.0610236	0.0061606
EARTH	2022-11-23 22:09	< 1 min	0.0152275	0.0151815	0.0000153
EARTH	2032-11-20 15:14	1350.4	0.0394624	0.0206652	0.0069207
EARTH	2042-11-05 04:31	> 1 d	0.1113918	0.1009868	0.0035618
EARTH	2052-10-11 08:07	489.3	0.1632906	0.1616882	0.0005552
EARTH	2059-11-27 07:02	13.8	0.1298776	0.1246875	0.0017312
EARTH	2062-09-26 06:46	303.2	0.1960202	0.1918711	0.0014120
EARTH	2069-11-26 21:50	34.3	0.0887545	0.0700667	0.0062652
EARTH	2079-11-27 06:56	85.6	0.1172332	0.0831419	0.0114346
EARTH	2082-09-30 14:15	> 1 d	0.1844789	0.1703697	0.0054946
EARTH	2092-10-22 17:43	> 1 d	0.1410735	0.1202731	0.0078701
EARTH	2102-11-18 09:52	> 1 d	0.0594140	0.0286426	0.0112287
EARTH	2112-11-26 16:25	117.6	0.0393400	0.0338048	0.0018698
EARTH	2125-10-26 09:29	> 1 d	0.1353922	0.1131293	0.0085408

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
224.64583763	320.33983746	0.01214291	MINIMUM
354.80264265	97.18143989	0.39400876	SADDLE
3.07904777	287.99573875	1.61296902	SADDLE
184.74991842	109.88154849	2.06201154	MAXIMUM

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