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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

1.011

Aphelion (Q)

3.452

Eccentricity (e)

0.547

Inclination (i)

4.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

1217.7

Earth MOID

0.03899

U parameter

8.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2032-12-24

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.06277

9390871

Maximum Brightness

21.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.2

mag

Diameter

24 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-11-27

Observatory

Kitt Peak-Bok

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

2.231636

1-sigma variation

0.004372

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.546986

1-sigma variation

0.000868

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.6669

1-sigma variation

0.0057

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

55.9190

1-sigma variation

0.0030

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

26.9922

1-sigma variation

0.0022

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

317.02931

1-sigma variation

0.93086

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.010963

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.452308

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.063014

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

2.037265

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.038986

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1217.6805

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.91108E-5	3.79385E-6	2.51088E-5	-1.31488E-5	9.52265E-6	-4.06932E-3
e	3.79385E-6	7.53150E-7	4.98458E-6	-2.61028E-6	1.89043E-6	-8.07838E-4
i	2.51088E-5	4.98458E-6	3.29899E-5	-1.72746E-5	1.25096E-5	-5.34651E-3
Ω	-1.31488E-5	-2.61028E-6	-1.72746E-5	9.04959E-6	-6.55712E-6	2.79981E-3
ω	9.52265E-6	1.89043E-6	1.25096E-5	-6.55712E-6	4.75714E-6	-2.02769E-3
M	-4.06932E-3	-8.07838E-4	-5.34651E-3	2.79981E-3	-2.02769E-3	8.66496E-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

25.245

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

24 - 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

1008

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.642581

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-11-27.283852

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-12-18.1521

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

41 (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 2022WV8 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	1993-01-08 10:11	> 1 mo	0.1237647	0.0461418	2.7809363
EARTH	2002-12-10 15:52	> 1 mo	0.0396956	0.0282542	0.2490449
EARTH	2012-12-09 11:45	> 1 mo	0.0413677	0.0343743	0.0421467
EARTH	2022-12-06 14:58	< 1 min	0.0398288	0.0396576	0.0000571
EARTH	2032-12-24 09:27	> 1 mo	0.0627741	0.0178975	0.0950455
EARTH	2043-01-01 11:21	> 1 mo	0.0799819	0.0357528	0.2343377

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
354.35531708	330.64811597	0.03903618	MINIMUM
359.63020649	160.22435034	2.02615093	SADDLE
179.95762407	160.47317583	2.43842671	SADDLE
179.81117003	340.39653934	4.43684653	MAXIMUM

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