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2022 GO

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(2022 GO)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.994 AU
True anomaly
161.9°
Distance from Earth
1.905 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 GO — 0.994 AU from the Sun 2022 GO
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 GO is 1.905 AU from Earth today (15.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 25m 06s
Declination
-01° 16′ 08″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.91 AU
Elongation from the Sun
16.96° — 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
0.695 AU
Eccentricity
0.501
Inclination
3.37°
Orbital period
211.6 days
Perihelion
0.347 AU
Aphelion
1.043 AU
Longitude of ascending node
38.24°
Argument of periapsis
328.58°
Epoch · J2000
2459672.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 5.9 LD
0.015 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
8.119

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 8).

Observations used
49
Data arc
9 days
First observed
1 April 2022
Last observed
10 April 2022
Residual RMS
0.39 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
10 April 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.74

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 65 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 GO at 2029-04-17 00:58 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-04-17 00:58 UTC close approach of 2022 GO. Catalogue miss distance 61.4 LD · 2.36 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-04-14 to 2029-04-20, 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 61.4 LD · 2.36 × 10⁷ km 2029-04-17 00:58 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-04-17 00:58 UTC close approach of 2022 GO. Catalogue miss distance 61.4 LD · 2.36 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-04-14 to 2029-04-20, 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
2029-04-17 00:58:00 Earth 0.1579 AU 61.4 LD 15.9 km/s
2030-03-15 04:30:00 Earth 0.4296 AU 167.2 LD 25.2 km/s
2031-11-25 20:36:00 Venus 0.0527 AU 20.5 LD 15.6 km/s
2032-05-16 21:03:00 Mercury 0.0525 AU 20.4 LD 21 km/s
2032-05-16 21:03:00 Merc 0.0525 AU 20.4 LD 21 km/s
2035-03-02 05:14:00 Venus 0.0688 AU 26.8 LD 21.2 km/s
2036-04-08 21:04:00 Earth 0.4014 AU 156.2 LD 24.6 km/s
2037-03-06 04:38:00 Earth 0.1826 AU 71.1 LD 16.3 km/s
2040-04-17 09:22:00 Earth 0.098 AU 38.2 LD 13.8 km/s
2041-03-17 14:08:00 Earth 0.4893 AU 190.4 LD 27.3 km/s

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

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