Asteroids

2022WQ1 help

Last update: 2026-03-17 23:26 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.634

Aphelion (Q)

1.912

Eccentricity (e)

0.502

Inclination (i)

1.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

524.6

Earth MOID

0.01350

U parameter

8.5

Next Earth close approach

Date

2040-06-08

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.08798

13161248

Maximum Brightness

23.5

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.5

mag

Diameter

21 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-11-18

Observatory

Pleasant Groves Observatory

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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

1.272928

1-sigma variation

0.001933

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.502267

1-sigma variation

0.001194

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

1.0158

1-sigma variation

0.0032

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

11.9960

1-sigma variation

0.0514

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

144.3007

1-sigma variation

0.0500

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

129.68043

1-sigma variation

1.90248

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.633578

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.912278

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.608985

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.323482

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.013505

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

524.5710

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.5

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.73594E-6	2.30821E-6	6.24794E-6	9.85257E-5	-9.57137E-5	-3.67723E-3
e	2.30821E-6	1.42613E-6	3.85974E-6	6.08429E-5	-5.91018E-5	-2.27193E-3
i	6.24794E-6	3.85974E-6	1.04599E-5	1.65442E-4	-1.60803E-4	-6.14975E-3
Ω	9.85257E-5	6.08429E-5	1.65442E-4	2.63936E-3	-2.56918E-3	-9.69775E-2
ω	-9.57137E-5	-5.91018E-5	-1.60803E-4	-2.56918E-3	2.50164E-3	9.42097E-2
M	-3.67723E-3	-2.27193E-3	-6.14975E-3	-9.69775E-2	9.42097E-2	3.61943E0

Date of computation: 2026-03-17 23:26 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

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Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

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Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

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Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

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Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

25.507

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

21 - 50*

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

1244

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.431243

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-11-18.25787

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-11-22.359532

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

24 (3)

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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2022WQ1 from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
EARTH	1953-12-04 09:49	> 1 w	0.1564849	0.0137248	0.1019510
EARTH	1961-05-25 21:56	> 1 w	0.1296833	0.0162070	0.2746488
EARTH	1971-06-10 18:18	> 1 w	0.1353153	0.0160729	0.3499654
EARTH	1976-11-17 21:03	> 1 w	0.1185132	0.0132408	0.2729438
EARTH	1994-06-06 04:20	> 1 w	0.0476283	0.0158813	0.2799128
EARTH	1999-11-17 21:50	> 1 w	0.1404226	0.0134084	0.2778332
EARTH	2017-06-12 03:15	> 1 d	0.1649428	0.0162089	0.0815394
EARTH	2022-11-24 01:15	< 1 min	0.0197165	0.0195706	0.0000486
EARTH	2040-06-08 10:24	> 1 w	0.0879775	0.0159211	0.2204408
EARTH	2045-11-17 01:00	> 1 w	0.1556144	0.0134763	0.2459850
EARTH	2055-12-07 19:52	> 1 w	0.1702552	0.0133233	0.2102144
EARTH	2063-06-01 16:39	> 1 w	0.0573256	0.0159486	0.1452294
EARTH	2078-11-21 14:36	> 1 w	0.0715817	0.0135489	0.1349884
EARTH	2088-12-05 11:56	> 1 w	0.1566454	0.0133890	0.2297917
EARTH	2096-05-26 08:01	> 1 w	0.1383739	0.0163717	0.2667343
MARS	2101-09-06 23:35	> 1 d	0.0366960	0.0245334	0.1570576
EARTH	2106-06-09 18:31	> 1 w	0.0731004	0.0160172	0.2582207
EARTH	2121-11-27 08:58	> 1 d	0.0242272	0.0132716	0.0156368

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
296.51079579	321.47245796	0.01349502	MINIMUM
66.28040583	151.71501057	0.01588746	MINIMUM
2.21381304	57.52396620	0.35764626	SADDLE
180.72962212	235.84017515	0.90173086	SADDLE
2.28831912	237.62735391	1.64391249	SADDLE
180.73682999	55.83596361	2.90309108	MAXIMUM

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