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2022 CQ2

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(2022 CQ2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.007 AU
True anomaly
197.19°
Distance from Earth
1.887 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 CQ2 — 1.007 AU from the Sun 2022 CQ2
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 CQ2 is 1.887 AU from Earth today (15.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 12m 25s
Declination
-01° 11′ 29″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.88 AU
Elongation from the Sun
19.89° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

From your location

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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
0.688 AU
Eccentricity
0.5399
Inclination
5.51°
Orbital period
208.5 days
Perihelion
0.317 AU
Aphelion
1.059 AU
Longitude of ascending node
346.3°
Argument of periapsis
339.49°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.5 LD
0.0014 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
8.172

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
47
Data arc
4.03 years
First observed
5 February 2022
Last observed
16 February 2026
Residual RMS
0.44 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
18 February 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.87

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 344 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 CQ2 at 2030-02-06 08:39 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-02-06 08:39 UTC close approach of 2022 CQ2. Catalogue miss distance 30.0 LD · 1.15 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-02-03 to 2030-02-09, 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. At closest approach the object is north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 30.0 LD · 1.15 × 10⁷ km 2030-02-06 08:39 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-02-06 08:39 UTC close approach of 2022 CQ2. Catalogue miss distance 30.0 LD · 1.15 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-02-03 to 2030-02-09, 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. At closest approach the object is north of the ecliptic. 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
2026-12-15 02:44:00 Merc 0.0929 AU 36.2 LD 35.7 km/s
2026-12-15 02:44:00 Mercury 0.0929 AU 36.2 LD 35.7 km/s
2029-05-19 17:35:00 Venus 0.0599 AU 23.3 LD 21 km/s
2030-02-06 08:39:00 Earth 0.0772 AU 30.0 LD 10.9 km/s
2030-06-10 06:58:00 Merc 0.0414 AU 16.1 LD 27.4 km/s
2030-06-10 06:58:00 Mercury 0.0414 AU 16.1 LD 27.4 km/s
2032-01-08 12:59:00 Venus 0.118 AU 45.9 LD 15.6 km/s
2033-03-27 12:03:00 Mercury 0.0513 AU 20.0 LD 22.4 km/s
2033-03-27 12:03:00 Merc 0.0513 AU 20.0 LD 22.4 km/s
2034-02-09 20:39:00 Earth 0.0802 AU 31.2 LD 10.8 km/s

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

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