Asteroids

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.848

Aphelion (Q)

2.281

Eccentricity (e)

0.458

Inclination (i)

9.8

deg

Orbit period (P)

715.0

Earth MOID

0.01188

U parameter

8.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2066-03-10

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.18379

27494892

Maximum Brightness

25.4

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

2022-11-24

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala

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

1.564879

1-sigma variation

0.001705

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.457818

1-sigma variation

0.000682

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

9.7790

1-sigma variation

0.0128

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

247.4315

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

240.8607

1-sigma variation

0.0007

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

164.11628

1-sigma variation

0.85860

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.848449

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.281309

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.576850

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.024921

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.011878

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

715.0225

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.90739E-6	1.16364E-6	2.17493E-5	-1.62436E-6	1.23120E-6	-1.46401E-3
e	1.16364E-6	4.65733E-7	8.70486E-6	-6.50128E-7	4.92844E-7	-5.85951E-4
i	2.17493E-5	8.70486E-6	1.62720E-4	-1.21522E-5	9.22999E-6	-1.09518E-2
Ω	-1.62436E-6	-6.50128E-7	-1.21522E-5	9.07879E-7	-6.88607E-7	8.17944E-4
ω	1.23120E-6	4.92844E-7	9.22999E-6	-6.88607E-7	5.59117E-7	-6.19982E-4
M	-1.46401E-3	-5.85951E-4	-1.09518E-2	8.17944E-4	-6.19982E-4	7.37201E-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

[-]

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

25.517

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

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

1028

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.69042

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-11-24.468639

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-11-30.210104

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

42 (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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Close Approaches for 2022WQ5 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	1978-03-31 17:45	> 1 mo	0.1489694	0.1482340	0.2710270
EARTH	1980-01-22 09:59	> 1 mo	0.1886099	0.1334113	0.5200745
EARTH	1981-12-02 12:47	> 1 mo	0.0122689	0.0106980	0.2060066
EARTH	2019-04-08 08:51	> 1 d	0.1618504	0.1456695	0.0178677
EARTH	2021-02-05 02:24	> 1 w	0.1997782	0.1959642	0.0016345
EARTH	2022-12-04 08:40	< 1 min	0.0149483	0.0148857	0.0000209
EARTH	2066-03-10 22:43	> 1 mo	0.1837920	0.1473042	0.1523446
EARTH	2067-12-23 17:42	> 1 mo	0.1265852	0.0141914	0.3026718
EARTH	2069-11-24 14:04	> 1 w	0.1226389	0.0094253	0.3785607
EARTH	2111-04-06 16:50	> 1 w	0.1438469	0.1423568	0.0615764
EARTH	2113-02-01 16:04	> 1 mo	0.1965990	0.1745264	0.0757047
EARTH	2114-12-06 17:08	> 1 mo	0.0231622	0.0148701	0.3848984

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
323.13995964	329.17706631	0.01182243	MINIMUM
41.81379777	89.65346639	0.14502188	MINIMUM
8.56165731	39.14011646	0.19996575	SADDLE
181.43185171	206.76123671	1.28684892	SADDLE
1.73817810	208.03278095	1.85776271	SADDLE
179.92477828	25.82345347	3.25886728	MAXIMUM

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