Asteroids

2022WO help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.938

Aphelion (Q)

2.599

Eccentricity (e)

0.469

Inclination (i)

5.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

859.0

Earth MOID

0.02272

U parameter

8.2

Next Earth close approach

Date

2030-02-13

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.16418

24561125

Maximum Brightness

24.8

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.1

mag

Diameter

16 - 40*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-11-16

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

1.768465

1-sigma variation

0.002694

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.469391

1-sigma variation

0.000847

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.6606

1-sigma variation

0.0087

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

47.7833

1-sigma variation

0.0025

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

47.5437

1-sigma variation

0.0033

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

86.49955

1-sigma variation

1.01866

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.938363

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.598566

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.056809

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.006921

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.022716

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

858.9997

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.2

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	7.25831E-6	2.28119E-6	2.34877E-5	-6.69280E-6	8.84056E-6	-2.74439E-3
e	2.28119E-6	7.16950E-7	7.38187E-6	-2.10347E-6	2.77853E-6	-8.62527E-4
i	2.34877E-5	7.38187E-6	7.61523E-5	-2.15951E-5	2.86125E-5	-8.88081E-3
Ω	-6.69280E-6	-2.10347E-6	-2.15951E-5	6.19928E-6	-8.15281E-6	2.53056E-3
ω	8.84056E-6	2.77853E-6	2.86125E-5	-8.15281E-6	1.07975E-5	-3.34266E-3
M	-2.74439E-3	-8.62527E-4	-8.88081E-3	2.53056E-3	-3.34266E-3	1.03766E0

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

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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

26.137

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

16 - 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

1081

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.520903

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-11-16.250424

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-11-21.10735

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

20 (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 2022WO 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	1975-11-14 01:55	> 1 mo	0.0647814	0.0196287	0.6141974
EARTH	1983-01-26 15:03	> 1 mo	0.0973192	0.0945474	0.0949288
EARTH	2022-11-24 22:05	< 1 min	0.0260752	0.0259446	0.0000435
EARTH	2030-02-13 17:36	> 1 w	0.1641810	0.0988464	0.0793453
EARTH	2062-12-01 23:10	> 1 mo	0.0455320	0.0188843	0.3038058
EARTH	2095-11-16 09:25	> 1 mo	0.0500559	0.0220884	0.6320000
EARTH	2103-02-07 21:42	> 1 w	0.1120881	0.0999542	0.0347640

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
338.13505202	318.01444150	0.02266106	MINIMUM
180.25315929	173.05671755	1.58688041	SADDLE
0.04519912	173.14543930	1.95316933	SADDLE
179.77203199	352.76716147	3.58050174	MAXIMUM

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