Asteroids

2022QB1 help

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

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61000.0

MJD

Orbit type

Amor

Perihelion (q)

1.026

Aphelion (Q)

1.583

Eccentricity (e)

0.214

Inclination (i)

4.0

deg

Orbit period (P)

544.1

Earth MOID

0.01316

U parameter

6.4

Next Earth close approach

Date

2028-07-16

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.12891

19284263

Maximum Brightness

27.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

28.9

mag

Diameter

4 - 10*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-08-19

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

1.304351

1-sigma variation

0.000083

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.213596

1-sigma variation

0.000049

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

4.0358

1-sigma variation

0.0038

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

146.2123

1-sigma variation

0.0112

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

183.7175

1-sigma variation

0.0704

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

60.50313

1-sigma variation

0.16720

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

1.025748

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.582955

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.593601

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.013164

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.013160

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

544.1146

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

6.4

1-sigma variation

Unit

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M
a	6.91845E-9	4.06461E-9	3.13924E-7	-9.29050E-7	5.85538E-6	-1.39067E-5
e	4.06461E-9	2.38798E-9	1.84428E-7	-5.45820E-7	3.44015E-6	-8.17030E-6
i	3.13924E-7	1.84428E-7	1.42455E-5	-4.21556E-5	2.65668E-4	-6.31003E-4
Ω	-9.29050E-7	-5.45820E-7	-4.21556E-5	1.24758E-4	-7.86294E-4	1.86748E-3
ω	5.85538E-6	3.44015E-6	2.65668E-4	-7.86294E-4	4.95635E-3	-1.17703E-2
M	-1.39067E-5	-8.17030E-6	-6.31003E-4	1.86748E-3	-1.17703E-2	2.79541E-2

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

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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

[-]

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

28.883

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

4 - 10*

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

1180

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.650603

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2022-08-19.310489

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-08-23.21627

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

18 (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

As seen from:

Initial Date: *

Final Date: *

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Time step:*

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Close Approaches for 2022QB1 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	1952-08-12 02:18	1361.5	0.0197786	0.0159507	0.0013449
EARTH	1955-08-07 08:39	> 1 d	0.0290495	0.0216375	0.0024819
EARTH	1958-07-16 21:57	742.3	0.1171666	0.1025128	0.0048977
EARTH	2016-09-23 07:32	338.1	0.1709144	0.1590122	0.0039703
EARTH	2019-09-09 12:34	865.6	0.0599975	0.0515978	0.0028019
EARTH	2022-08-20 22:57	< 1 min	0.0140994	0.0140849	0.0000049
EARTH	2025-08-11 12:07	> 1 d	0.0215889	0.0162772	0.0018588
EARTH	2028-07-16 22:56	668.2	0.1289073	0.1150408	0.0046300
EARTH	2080-09-22 04:53	1435.1	0.1395472	0.1016427	0.0127000
EARTH	2083-08-29 14:36	> 1 d	0.0248351	0.0079322	0.0070326
EARTH	2086-08-17 17:09	> 1 d	0.0143042	0.0135483	0.0007110
EARTH	2089-07-25 11:39	> 1 d	0.0809558	0.0098413	0.0433969
EARTH	2092-07-11 19:25	> 1 d	0.1996740	0.0251270	0.0693549

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
357.46325761	224.65144715	0.01482281	MINIMUM
178.19148768	45.29401118	0.60374639	SADDLE
357.15956367	44.25472580	2.01463440	SADDLE
178.08768443	225.20193638	2.60355809	MAXIMUM

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