Asteroids

2022KO3 help

Last update: 2025-11-24 16:53 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Apollo

Perihelion (q)

0.966

Aphelion (Q)

3.206

Eccentricity (e)

0.537

Inclination (i)

3.9

deg

Orbit period (P)

1100.3

Earth MOID

0.00064

U parameter

6.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2028-07-01

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.06032

9023138

Maximum Brightness

28.9

mag

Risk

Object is in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

mag

Diameter

7 - 15*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-05-26

Observatory

Pan-STARRS 2, 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

2.085855

1-sigma variation

0.000170

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.537111

1-sigma variation

0.000067

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

3.9038

1-sigma variation

0.0032

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

67.4488

1-sigma variation

0.0010

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

211.2132

1-sigma variation

0.0181

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

48.38443

1-sigma variation

0.23962

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.965520

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

3.206191

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

1.757600

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.001987

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000640

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

1100.3343

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	2.88369E-8	1.13426E-8	5.38928E-7	-1.68524E-7	3.06633E-6	-4.06912E-5
e	1.13426E-8	4.46146E-9	2.11978E-7	-6.62863E-8	1.20610E-6	-1.60053E-5
i	5.38928E-7	2.11978E-7	1.00725E-5	-3.14967E-6	5.73056E-5	-7.60472E-4
Ω	-1.68524E-7	-6.62863E-8	-3.14967E-6	9.84908E-7	-1.79197E-5	2.37802E-4
ω	3.06633E-6	1.20610E-6	5.73056E-5	-1.79197E-5	3.26056E-4	-4.32685E-3
M	-4.06912E-5	-1.60053E-5	-7.60472E-4	2.37802E-4	-4.32685E-3	5.74188E-2

Date of computation: 2025-11-24 16:53 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

[-]

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

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

28.02

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

7 - 15*

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

1333

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.425861

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-05-26.317209

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-05-30.165851

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

44 (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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Final Date: *

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Close Approaches for 2022KO3 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	2019-05-12 18:17	1349.1	0.1365311	0.1016635	0.0116260
EARTH	2022-05-30 17:31	< 1 s	0.0019519	0.0019499	0.0000007
EARTH	2025-06-09 02:21	> 1 d	0.0336951	0.0135139	0.0067483
EARTH	2028-07-01 21:50	> 1 d	0.0603159	0.0562227	0.0016572
EARTH	2031-07-28 05:15	> 1 d	0.0590684	0.0590119	0.0004247
EARTH	2034-08-13 21:41	> 1 d	0.1080048	0.0715209	0.0144460

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
342.83423004	146.04966650	0.00064042	MINIMUM
14.76997216	204.28544941	0.05990218	MINIMUM
4.11489826	184.87054599	0.06528189	SADDLE
0.16171318	357.54918444	1.94877433	SADDLE
180.10388295	357.36895588	2.22351514	SADDLE
179.97861187	177.30115875	4.22385663	MAXIMUM

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MOID Plots

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Level lines of the squared distance function

2022KO3

Date in UTC	MJD	σ	σ_imp	Distance ± Width in RE	Stretching in RE	IP	Impact energy	PS	TS
2098-05-28.125	87486.125	-3.506	0.000	1.34 ± 0.001	1.97E5	5.70E-9	2.04E-2	-9.93	0
2116-05-28.497	94060.497	-3.379	0.000	0.71 ± 0.000	1.18E5	2.94E-8	2.05E-2	-9.31	0


Based on 44 optical observations (of which 0 are rejected as outliers) from 2022/05/26.317 to 2022/05/30.166.
Coordinates are given on the Target Plane.
Unit is one Earth radius, but impact cross section has radius between 1.49 and 1.49 Earth radii.
Coordinates for LOV = EQU scaled= 1 second= F.
AstOD software version= 4.0, Date of computation=20250805 130500.123 UTC.

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