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2022 EK6

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(2022 EK6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.089 AU
True anomaly
151.45°
Distance from Earth
2.028 AU
As of
19 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 EK6 — 1.089 AU from the Sun 2022 EK6
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 EK6 is 2.028 AU from Earth today (16.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 47m 56s
Declination
-03° 49′ 13″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
2.03 AU
Elongation from the Sun
14.14° — 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
0.834 AU
Eccentricity
0.4222
Inclination
5.46°
Orbital period
278.2 days
Perihelion
0.482 AU
Aphelion
1.186 AU
Longitude of ascending node
155.17°
Argument of periapsis
232.96°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 6.2 LD
0.0159 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.961

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
16
Data arc
6 days
First observed
8 March 2022
Last observed
14 March 2022
Residual RMS
0.49 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 March 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.05

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 122 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 EK6 at 2029-05-27 12:27 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-05-27 12:27 UTC close approach of 2022 EK6. Catalogue miss distance 72.7 LD · 2.8 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-05-24 to 2029-05-30, 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 72.7 LD · 2.8 × 10⁷ km 2029-05-27 12:27 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-05-27 12:27 UTC close approach of 2022 EK6. Catalogue miss distance 72.7 LD · 2.8 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-05-24 to 2029-05-30, 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
2029-05-27 12:27:00 Earth 0.1869 AU 72.7 LD 16.3 km/s
2031-12-03 09:03:00 Earth 0.4652 AU 181.1 LD 16.8 km/s
2032-05-23 16:29:00 Earth 0.1349 AU 52.5 LD 8.9 km/s
2035-04-11 04:22:00 Earth 0.1961 AU 76.3 LD 9 km/s
2035-08-04 03:32:00 Earth 0.391 AU 152.2 LD 10.6 km/s
2037-02-07 23:01:00 Venus 0.0849 AU 33.0 LD 13.1 km/s
2038-03-06 07:18:00 Earth 0.0401 AU 15.6 LD 10.5 km/s
2038-09-07 18:17:00 Earth 0.4791 AU 186.5 LD 17.6 km/s
2041-02-12 10:12:00 Venus 0.0753 AU 29.3 LD 13.5 km/s
2041-03-10 12:53:00 Earth 0.2272 AU 88.4 LD 18.6 km/s

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

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