Asteroids

2022WQ6 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.944

Aphelion (Q)

4.102

Eccentricity (e)

0.626

Inclination (i)

0.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

1464.0

Earth MOID

0.00579

U parameter

7.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2026-12-01

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.05278

7895770

Maximum Brightness

22.1

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

26.3

mag

Diameter

14 - 30*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-11-26

Observatory

ATLAS-HKO, 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

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

2.523265

1-sigma variation

0.002461

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.625746

1-sigma variation

0.000371

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.5541

1-sigma variation

0.0003

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

276.0993

1-sigma variation

0.0034

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

115.3554

1-sigma variation

0.0049

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

323.43220

1-sigma variation

0.47243

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.944341

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

4.102190

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.072658

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.229799

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.005789

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1464.0059

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

7.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.05520E-6	9.11955E-7	6.47728E-7	3.21717E-6	-8.77330E-6	-1.16252E-3
e	9.11955E-7	1.37347E-7	9.75229E-8	4.86039E-7	-1.32303E-6	-1.75083E-4
i	6.47728E-7	9.75229E-8	7.26550E-8	1.62402E-7	-7.40914E-7	-1.24357E-4
Ω	3.21717E-6	4.86039E-7	1.62402E-7	1.16238E-5	-1.53875E-5	-6.17524E-4
ω	-8.77330E-6	-1.32303E-6	-7.40914E-7	-1.53875E-5	2.43601E-5	1.68421E-3
M	-1.16252E-3	-1.75083E-4	-1.24357E-4	-6.17524E-4	1.68421E-3	2.23187E-1

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

26.331

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

14 - 30*

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

1278

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.601923

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-11-26.445297

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-12-01.50271

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

68 (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

[-]

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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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Close Approaches for 2022WQ6 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	1950-11-13 14:49	> 1 w	0.0370726	0.0081183	0.0712679
EARTH	1954-11-27 13:59	> 1 w	0.1223932	0.0075580	0.1980878
EARTH	1958-12-05 12:20	> 1 w	0.1983668	0.0070012	0.2661242
EARTH	2022-11-24 09:40	< 1 min	0.0103843	0.0103682	0.0000054
EARTH	2026-12-01 02:53	> 1 d	0.0527800	0.0056014	0.0325632
EARTH	2030-12-11 16:21	> 1 d	0.1257573	0.0151431	0.0370376
EARTH	2034-12-11 21:06	> 1 d	0.1239340	0.0363077	0.0292515
EARTH	2038-12-15 10:20	> 1 d	0.1736829	0.1291287	0.0148528
EARTH	2046-12-16 17:41	> 1 d	0.1463027	0.0941561	0.0173843
EARTH	2050-12-13 19:01	> 1 d	0.1143297	0.0232681	0.0304036
EARTH	2054-12-16 04:25	> 1 d	0.1048240	0.0020280	0.0368546
EARTH	2058-12-01 22:57	> 1 d	0.0201216	0.0022516	0.0266249
EARTH	2062-10-16 03:46	> 1 mo	0.0965468	0.0442138	0.0181307
EARTH	2066-09-11 05:41	> 1 mo	0.0226169	0.0117172	0.1907420
EARTH	2113-12-15 21:29	> 1 mo	0.0457269	0.0050142	2.4268624

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
13.55262317	318.63977159	0.00577950	MINIMUM
344.13620913	258.73635849	0.00964617	MINIMUM
358.71706104	288.47661366	0.05161546	SADDLE
358.75081919	108.55745995	1.95054333	SADDLE
179.71397661	109.79402819	3.09570701	SADDLE
179.71862739	289.79893259	5.09707181	MAXIMUM

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2022WQ6

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE	IP	Impact energy	PS
2070-12-09.383	77454.383	-1.113	0.82 ± 0.005	3.82E6	1.35E-7	2.61E-1	-7.48
2074-12-08.850	78914.850	-1.561	1.30 ± 0.003	6.27E5	4.19E-7	2.58E-1	-7.03
2108-12-08.691	91332.691	-1.729	1.05 ± 0.002	1.39E7	1.71E-8	2.56E-1	-8.64
2108-12-08.936	91332.936	-1.732	0.77 ± 0.007	3.64E6	5.29E-8	2.57E-1	-8.14
2112-12-11.107	92796.107	-1.791	1.31 ± 0.006	9.73E6	3.01E-9	2.66E-1	-9.40
2116-12-11.472	94257.472	-1.793	0.81 ± 0.005	5.44E6	3.01E-8	2.68E-1	-8.41
2120-12-11.539	95718.539	-2.230	0.34 ± 0.003	5.65E5	1.50E-7	2.69E-1	-7.74


Based on 68 optical observations (of which 0 are rejected as outliers) from 2022/11/26.445 to 2022/12/01.503.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 1.31 and 1.31 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
Aegis software version= 4.0, Date of computation=20250805 130500.123 UTC.

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