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2022 CD

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(2022 CD)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.135 AU
True anomaly
164.91°
Distance from Earth
1.28 AU
As of
15 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 CD — 1.135 AU from the Sun 2022 CD
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 CD is 1.28 AU from Earth today (10.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 42m 54s
Declination
+09° 38′ 59″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.28 AU
Elongation from the Sun
58.68° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
0.724 AU
Eccentricity
0.6827
Inclination
6.67°
Orbital period
225.2 days
Perihelion
0.23 AU
Aphelion
1.219 AU
Longitude of ascending node
136.28°
Argument of periapsis
154.42°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 1.2 LD
0.003 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.724

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 5).

Observations used
52
Data arc
9 days
First observed
28 January 2022
Last observed
6 February 2022
Residual RMS
0.5 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
7 February 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.11

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 268 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 CD at 2027-01-28 07:59 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-01-28 07:59 UTC close approach of 2022 CD. Catalogue miss distance 132.1 LD · 5.08 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-01-25 to 2027-01-31, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 132.1 LD · 5.08 × 10⁷ km 2027-01-28 07:59 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-01-28 07:59 UTC close approach of 2022 CD. Catalogue miss distance 132.1 LD · 5.08 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-01-25 to 2027-01-31, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2027-01-28 07:59:00 Earth 0.3394 AU 132.1 LD 30.8 km/s
2027-02-27 09:55:00 Merc 0.076 AU 29.6 LD 51.2 km/s
2027-02-27 09:55:00 Mercury 0.076 AU 29.6 LD 51.2 km/s
2027-12-16 13:35:00 Earth 0.092 AU 35.8 LD 19.3 km/s
2030-02-05 08:17:00 Earth 0.0932 AU 36.3 LD 16.7 km/s
2030-12-01 06:31:00 Merc 0.0638 AU 24.8 LD 33.9 km/s
2030-12-01 06:31:00 Mercury 0.0638 AU 24.8 LD 33.9 km/s
2030-12-31 02:04:00 Earth 0.4674 AU 181.9 LD 35.1 km/s
2032-09-14 20:15:00 Merc 0.0332 AU 12.9 LD 38.6 km/s
2032-09-14 20:15:00 Mercury 0.0332 AU 12.9 LD 38.6 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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