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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.676

Aphelion (Q)

3.105

Eccentricity (e)

0.642

Inclination (i)

5.6

deg

Orbit period (P)

949.6

Earth MOID

0.01087

U parameter

8.6

Next Earth close approach

Date

2030-06-23

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.03717

5560753

Maximum Brightness

21.4

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

25.6

mag

Diameter

20 - 50*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-12-11

Observatory

University of Arizona Mt. Lemmon Survey

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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

1.890687

1-sigma variation

0.005745

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.642287

1-sigma variation

0.001271

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

5.6461

1-sigma variation

0.0111

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

267.7354

1-sigma variation

0.0037

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

88.0604

1-sigma variation

0.0039

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

142.20892

1-sigma variation

2.30388

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.676323

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.105050

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.070589

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.151626

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.010873

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

949.5716

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

8.6

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	3.30098E-5	7.30485E-6	6.39920E-5	-2.13059E-5	2.19758E-5	-1.32367E-2
e	7.30485E-6	1.61652E-6	1.41607E-5	-4.71459E-6	4.86160E-6	-2.92921E-3
i	6.39920E-5	1.41607E-5	1.24075E-4	-4.13255E-5	4.26794E-5	-2.56604E-2
Ω	-2.13059E-5	-4.71459E-6	-4.13255E-5	1.37771E-5	-1.42642E-5	8.54355E-3
ω	2.19758E-5	4.86160E-6	4.26794E-5	-1.42642E-5	1.50180E-5	-8.81217E-3
M	-1.32367E-2	-2.92921E-3	-2.56604E-2	8.54355E-3	-8.81217E-3	5.30786E0

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

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

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

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

25.582

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

20 - 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

1261

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.67815

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-12-11.27564

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-12-19.130104

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

27 (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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Close Approaches for 2022XZ 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	1952-12-06 00:18	> 1 mo	0.0274425	0.0274392	0.0590883
EARTH	1960-06-14 19:13	> 1 mo	0.1695979	0.0046093	6.5149873
EARTH	2009-12-17 01:03	> 1 mo	0.1848394	0.0222441	2.1551620
EARTH	2017-06-25 19:40	> 1 w	0.0116890	0.0105576	0.0619277
EARTH	2022-12-08 02:30	< 1 min	0.0258006	0.0256575	0.0000477
7 Iris	2025-12-14 14:36	> 1 d	0.0146589	0.0138353	0.0141649
EARTH	2030-06-23 19:52	> 1 w	0.0371713	0.0116197	0.2097531
EARTH	2035-12-07 06:48	> 1 w	0.0221391	0.0215937	0.0259100
EARTH	2043-06-18 17:57	> 1 w	0.1267815	0.0117327	0.5420638
EARTH	2048-11-25 11:54	> 1 mo	0.1424620	0.0165687	0.7331575
EARTH	2113-07-10 05:53	> 1 mo	0.1492348	0.0132660	2.3424725
EARTH	2118-12-18 00:04	> 1 mo	0.1584002	0.0146517	2.4729014
EARTH	2126-06-29 10:27	> 1 mo	0.0310694	0.0180761	1.5600425

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
315.86275771	172.41499563	0.01078362	MINIMUM
41.99844844	333.85718162	0.02232459	MINIMUM
358.46092461	252.59746185	0.33853698	SADDLE
358.36970774	72.38490704	1.67079102	SADDLE
179.64836227	74.02563021	2.11629868	SADDLE
179.62457966	254.01155226	4.10695677	MAXIMUM

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