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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.965

Aphelion (Q)

2.458

Eccentricity (e)

0.436

Inclination (i)

36.7

deg

Orbit period (P)

817.9

Earth MOID

0.07433

U parameter

3.0

Next Earth close approach

Date

2031-11-26

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.09028

13506249

Maximum Brightness

15.9

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

19.8

mag

Diameter

300 - 700*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-12-10

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

1.711573

1-sigma variation

0.000001

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.436361

1-sigma variation

1.522E-7

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

36.6564

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

67.5516

1-sigma variation

2.384E-5

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

313.1368

1-sigma variation

0.0001

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

130.42406

1-sigma variation

0.00053

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.964709

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

2.458436

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.080853

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.959830

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.074330

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

817.8836

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

3.0

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	1.25050E-12	1.92628E-14	1.96783E-11	3.08308E-12	1.64773E-10	-5.91536E-10
e	1.92628E-14	2.31632E-14	-4.98517E-12	3.20679E-12	9.39752E-13	-9.55412E-12
i	1.96783E-11	-4.98517E-12	3.60735E-9	-8.83021E-10	2.92291E-9	-9.15232E-9
Ω	3.08308E-12	3.20679E-12	-8.83021E-10	5.68308E-10	1.84222E-10	-1.54091E-9
ω	1.64773E-10	9.39752E-13	2.92291E-9	1.84222E-10	2.20552E-8	-7.79974E-8
M	-5.91536E-10	-9.55412E-12	-9.15232E-9	-1.54091E-9	-7.79974E-8	2.79868E-7

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

19.757

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

300 - 700*

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

516

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

496

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.603335

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-12-09.188765

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2024-05-08.464933

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

103 (2)

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 2022XW 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	1975-11-30 07:12	14.9	0.0924364	0.0919357	0.0001676
EARTH	2031-11-26 08:53	3.0	0.0902837	0.0901909	0.0000310
EARTH	2078-11-30 01:14	19.2	0.0948864	0.0942499	0.0002134

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
28.51511412	323.68200656	0.07430805	MINIMUM
296.14439323	182.58879711	0.61815298	MINIMUM
324.78499043	222.92619331	0.65754149	SADDLE
164.89370700	94.56772313	1.64127871	SADDLE
347.57249169	84.83114364	1.89790217	SADDLE
186.12654773	288.11873325	3.38722343	MAXIMUM

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