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2022 MP

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(2022 MP)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.697 AU
True anomaly
334.59°
Distance from Earth
0.58 AU
As of
19 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 MP — 0.697 AU from the Sun 2022 MP
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 MP is 0.58 AU from Earth today (4.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 49m 25s
Declination
-03° 02′ 04″
Constellation
Sextans
Distance from Earth
0.59 AU
Elongation from the Sun
43.18° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.859 AU
Eccentricity
0.2024
Inclination
14.54°
Orbital period
290.8 days
Perihelion
0.685 AU
Aphelion
1.033 AU
Longitude of ascending node
95.45°
Argument of periapsis
349.21°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 4.5 LD
0.0115 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.827

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
206
Data arc
8.01 years
First observed
15 June 2018
Last observed
20 June 2026
Residual RMS
0.39 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
9 August 2026

Physical properties

Rotation period
0.02 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.01

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 62 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 MP at 2030-07-04 13:56 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-07-04 13:56 UTC close approach of 2022 MP. Catalogue miss distance 77.0 LD · 2.96 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-07-01 to 2030-07-07, 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 77.0 LD · 2.96 × 10⁷ km 2030-07-04 13:56 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-07-04 13:56 UTC close approach of 2022 MP. Catalogue miss distance 77.0 LD · 2.96 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-07-01 to 2030-07-07, 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
2030-07-04 13:56:00 Earth 0.1977 AU 77.0 LD 11.2 km/s
2037-12-24 10:08:00 Venus 0.0626 AU 24.4 LD 8.5 km/s
2043-08-05 00:40:00 Venus 0.1302 AU 50.7 LD 12.2 km/s
2051-06-15 07:59:00 Venus 0.1444 AU 56.2 LD 10 km/s
2053-06-15 04:39:00 Earth 0.1437 AU 55.9 LD 8.5 km/s
2057-02-05 13:17:00 Venus 0.0496 AU 19.3 LD 9.3 km/s
2057-06-25 06:30:00 Earth 0.0328 AU 12.8 LD 7.7 km/s
2061-06-30 04:40:00 Earth 0.0426 AU 16.6 LD 8.1 km/s
2064-12-29 00:34:00 Venus 0.1361 AU 53.0 LD 9.8 km/s
2065-07-03 17:25:00 Earth 0.1424 AU 55.4 LD 9.9 km/s

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

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