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2022 KW

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(2022 KW)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.171 AU
True anomaly
153.98°
Distance from Earth
2.14 AU
As of
21 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 KW — 1.171 AU from the Sun 2022 KW
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 KW is 2.14 AU from Earth today (17.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 24m 50s
Declination
-14° 33′ 03″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
2.14 AU
Elongation from the Sun
9.56° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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
0.928 AU
Eccentricity
0.323
Inclination
4.78°
Orbital period
326.5 days
Perihelion
0.628 AU
Aphelion
1.228 AU
Longitude of ascending node
230.59°
Argument of periapsis
201.66°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 19.1 LD
0.0492 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.404

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
99
Data arc
9.14 years
First observed
6 May 2014
Last observed
26 June 2023
Residual RMS
0.52 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
6 July 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.09

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 207 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 KW at 2030-04-05 18:38 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-04-05 18:38 UTC close approach of 2022 KW. Catalogue miss distance 23.4 LD · 9.01 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-04-02 to 2030-04-08, 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 south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 3 Apr 23.4 LD · 9.01 × 10⁶ km 2030-04-05 18:38 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-04-05 18:38 UTC close approach of 2022 KW. Catalogue miss distance 23.4 LD · 9.01 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-04-02 to 2030-04-08, 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 south 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
2030-04-05 18:38:00 Earth 0.0602 AU 23.4 LD 10.1 km/s
2030-12-17 08:11:00 Earth 0.3538 AU 137.7 LD 13 km/s
2031-07-03 23:58:00 Earth 0.1823 AU 70.9 LD 6.8 km/s
2031-09-06 08:42:00 Earth 0.2343 AU 91.2 LD 4.8 km/s
2031-12-01 05:36:00 Venus 0.1187 AU 46.2 LD 13 km/s
2032-07-16 05:09:00 Earth 0.4288 AU 166.9 LD 21.7 km/s
2033-07-22 11:28:00 Venus 0.0743 AU 28.9 LD 10.6 km/s
2038-04-16 06:46:00 Earth 0.3477 AU 135.3 LD 19.5 km/s
2039-02-02 00:41:00 Earth 0.2847 AU 110.8 LD 8.2 km/s
2039-05-15 19:36:00 Earth 0.2006 AU 78.1 LD 7.4 km/s

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

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