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2022 ML3

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(2022 ML3)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.902 AU
True anomaly
23.81°
Distance from Earth
1.14 AU
As of
24 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 ML3 — 0.902 AU from the Sun 2022 ML3
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 ML3 is 1.14 AU from Earth today (9.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 54m 44s
Declination
+07° 19′ 08″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.14 AU
Elongation from the Sun
49.42° — 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
0.972 AU
Eccentricity
0.0782
Inclination
1.15°
Orbital period
350.3 days
Perihelion
0.896 AU
Aphelion
1.049 AU
Longitude of ascending node
307.55°
Argument of periapsis
133.66°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.8 LD
0.0021 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.212

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
36
Data arc
36 days
First observed
28 June 2022
Last observed
3 August 2022
Residual RMS
0.61 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 September 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
27.32

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 34 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 ML3 at 2044-04-13 20:40 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2044-04-13 20:40 UTC close approach of 2022 ML3. Catalogue miss distance 104.7 LD · 4.03 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2044-04-10 to 2044-04-16, 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. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 104.7 LD · 4.03 × 10⁷ km 2044-04-13 20:40 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2044-04-13 20:40 UTC close approach of 2022 ML3. Catalogue miss distance 104.7 LD · 4.03 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2044-04-10 to 2044-04-16, 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. 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
2044-04-13 20:40:00 Earth 0.2691 AU 104.7 LD 9.7 km/s
2045-04-02 22:52:00 Earth 0.0248 AU 9.6 LD 2.3 km/s
2045-12-07 03:14:00 Earth 0.0816 AU 31.7 LD 2.3 km/s
2046-08-16 03:06:00 Earth 0.0318 AU 12.4 LD 2.7 km/s
2047-08-07 17:27:00 Earth 0.2716 AU 105.7 LD 9.8 km/s
2068-04-26 01:35:00 Earth 0.3991 AU 155.3 LD 13.6 km/s
2069-04-14 03:22:00 Earth 0.1569 AU 61.1 LD 6.4 km/s
2071-08-07 13:05:00 Earth 0.1771 AU 68.9 LD 7 km/s
2072-07-27 08:54:00 Earth 0.4036 AU 157.1 LD 13.7 km/s

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

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