2022 MP2 is an asteroid in the Aten orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.8 AU to 1.17 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 357 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 20 October 2026.
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.037 AU
- True anomaly
- 243.47°
- Distance from Earth
- 0.07 AU
- As of
- 2 November 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.
In the sky
- Right ascension
- 23h 40m 49s
- Declination
- -16° 32′ 19″
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Distance from Earth
- 0.07 AU
- Elongation from the Sun
- 126.81° — well clear of the Sun
Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.
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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
- 0.985 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.185
- Inclination
- 1.07°
- Orbital period
- 357 days
- Perihelion
- 0.803 AU
- Aphelion
- 1.167 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 162.92°
- Argument of periapsis
- 351.05°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
- Orbit class · ATE
- Aten
- Earth MOID · 6.7 LD
- 0.0172 AU
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 6.138
Orbit quality
Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).
- Observations used
- 59
- Data arc
- 4.31 years
- First observed
- 26 June 2022
- Last observed
- 19 October 2026
- Residual RMS
- 0.35 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 20 October 2026
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 25.95
Discovery & classification
Close approaches 80 on record
Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-11-13 01:22 UTC close approach of 2022 MP2. Catalogue miss distance 19.7 LD · 7.58 × 10⁶ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-11-10 to 2026-11-16, 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.
| When (UTC) | Body | Distance | Lunar distances | Relative speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-13 01:22:00 | Earth | 0.0507 AU | 19.7 LD | 3.8 km/s |
| 2027-11-12 00:49:00 | Earth | 0.0881 AU | 34.3 LD | 7.8 km/s |
| 2036-11-02 10:59:00 | Venus | 0.1091 AU | 42.5 LD | 0.8 km/s |
| 2053-05-28 16:58:00 | Venus | 0.1488 AU | 57.9 LD | 1.5 km/s |
| 2058-06-13 14:14:00 | Venus | 0.1273 AU | 49.6 LD | 1.3 km/s |
| 2065-06-17 15:00:00 | Earth | 0.0759 AU | 29.5 LD | 7.4 km/s |
| 2066-06-17 15:13:00 | Earth | 0.0581 AU | 22.6 LD | 3.6 km/s |
| 2067-04-15 00:19:00 | Earth | 0.158 AU | 61.5 LD | 4.7 km/s |
| 2067-08-03 06:43:00 | Earth | 0.1409 AU | 54.8 LD | 4.3 km/s |
| 2068-03-10 08:00:00 | Earth | 0.1857 AU | 72.3 LD | 6 km/s |
Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB