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2022 NZ

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(2022 NZ)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.012 AU
True anomaly
143.09°
Distance from Earth
1.627 AU
As of
20 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 NZ — 1.012 AU from the Sun 2022 NZ
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 NZ is 1.627 AU from Earth today (13.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
16h 10m 03s
Declination
-21° 11′ 01″
Constellation
Scorpius
Distance from Earth
1.63 AU
Elongation from the Sun
36.21° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

How do I find my coordinates?

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  1. Right-click the spot where you'll be observing.
  2. The first line of the menu is the coordinates, e.g. 51.50722, -0.12758 — click it and they're copied.
  3. Paste them above.

Google Maps on a phone

  1. Press and hold the spot to drop a pin.
  2. The coordinates appear in the search bar (or on the pin's card) — tap to copy, then paste above.

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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
0.905 AU
Eccentricity
0.1613
Inclination
8.57°
Orbital period
314.6 days
Perihelion
0.759 AU
Aphelion
1.051 AU
Longitude of ascending node
281.48°
Argument of periapsis
214.49°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.1 LD
0.0001 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.562

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
44
Data arc
15 days
First observed
7 July 2022
Last observed
22 July 2022
Residual RMS
0.59 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
23 July 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.32

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 88 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 NZ at 2028-07-01 23:20 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-07-01 23:20 UTC close approach of 2022 NZ. Catalogue miss distance 59.9 LD · 2.3 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-06-28 to 2028-07-04, 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 59.9 LD · 2.3 × 10⁷ km 2028-07-01 23:20 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-07-01 23:20 UTC close approach of 2022 NZ. Catalogue miss distance 59.9 LD · 2.3 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-06-28 to 2028-07-04, 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
2028-03-02 02:09:00 Venus 0.1117 AU 43.5 LD 9.7 km/s
2028-07-01 23:20:00 Earth 0.1538 AU 59.9 LD 9.1 km/s
2029-01-03 20:24:00 Earth 0.2084 AU 81.1 LD 7.6 km/s
2032-06-22 01:44:00 Venus 0.1084 AU 42.2 LD 9.6 km/s
2034-07-07 18:44:00 Earth 0.327 AU 127.3 LD 14 km/s
2035-02-05 12:40:00 Earth 0.2387 AU 92.9 LD 7.8 km/s
2035-09-14 11:39:00 Earth 0.3807 AU 148.1 LD 14.1 km/s
2036-10-11 23:29:00 Venus 0.1133 AU 44.1 LD 9.7 km/s
2040-07-13 10:12:00 Earth 0.4826 AU 187.8 LD 18.6 km/s
2041-01-31 20:06:00 Venus 0.128 AU 49.8 LD 10.2 km/s

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

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