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2022 OZ1

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(2022 OZ1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.144 AU
True anomaly
202.91°
Distance from Earth
0.532 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 OZ1 — 1.144 AU from the Sun 2022 OZ1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 OZ1 is 0.532 AU from Earth today (4.4 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
19h 46m 23s
Declination
-00° 31′ 18″
Constellation
Aquila
Distance from Earth
0.54 AU
Elongation from the Sun
91.32° — well clear of the Sun

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
0.856 AU
Eccentricity
0.4085
Inclination
10.06°
Orbital period
289.4 days
Perihelion
0.506 AU
Aphelion
1.206 AU
Longitude of ascending node
292.09°
Argument of periapsis
225.45°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 2.6 LD
0.0066 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.806

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
56
Data arc
4.05 years
First observed
26 July 2022
Last observed
13 August 2026
Residual RMS
0.43 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
14 August 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.57

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 94 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 OZ1 at 2041-07-19 09:24 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2041-07-19 09:24 UTC close approach of 2022 OZ1. Catalogue miss distance 54.5 LD · 2.09 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2041-07-16 to 2041-07-22, 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 54.5 LD · 2.09 × 10⁷ km 2041-07-19 09:24 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2041-07-19 09:24 UTC close approach of 2022 OZ1. Catalogue miss distance 54.5 LD · 2.09 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2041-07-16 to 2041-07-22, 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
2027-03-14 08:18:00 Venus 0.0897 AU 34.9 LD 17.2 km/s
2032-09-27 22:05:00 Venus 0.137 AU 53.3 LD 20.6 km/s
2041-07-19 09:24:00 Earth 0.14 AU 54.5 LD 16 km/s
2045-07-18 00:04:00 Earth 0.0673 AU 26.2 LD 10.3 km/s
2053-12-10 22:45:00 Venus 0.118 AU 45.9 LD 19.4 km/s
2057-10-20 07:44:00 Earth 0.1737 AU 67.6 LD 11.5 km/s
2059-06-28 19:30:00 Venus 0.0892 AU 34.7 LD 16.9 km/s
2064-07-16 06:51:00 Moon 0.009 AU 3.5 LD 11.1 km/s
2064-07-16 13:52:00 Earth 0.0086 AU 3.3 LD 11.9 km/s
2065-01-13 04:31:00 Venus 0.0884 AU 34.4 LD 15.3 km/s

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

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