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2022 OQ5

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(2022 OQ5)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.078 AU
True anomaly
215.15°
Distance from Earth
0.852 AU
As of
24 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.

Orbit of Mercury Orbit of Venus Orbit of Mars Sun Earth — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 OQ5 — 1.078 AU from the Sun 2022 OQ5
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 OQ5 is 0.852 AU from Earth today (7.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
18h 56m 42s
Declination
-34° 59′ 03″
Constellation
Sagittarius
Distance from Earth
0.85 AU
Elongation from the Sun
70.64° — well clear of the Sun

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

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
0.975 AU
Eccentricity
0.7662
Inclination
9.6°
Orbital period
351.8 days
Perihelion
0.228 AU
Aphelion
1.723 AU
Longitude of ascending node
72.88°
Argument of periapsis
55.66°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 19.8 LD
0.0509 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
5.884

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
42
Data arc
6.07 years
First observed
2 July 2019
Last observed
27 July 2025
Residual RMS
0.64 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
28 July 2025

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
20.81

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 296 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 OQ5 at 2030-09-08 22:14 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-09-08 22:14 UTC close approach of 2022 OQ5. Catalogue miss distance 68.8 LD · 2.64 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-09-05 to 2030-09-11, 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 6 Sep 68.8 LD · 2.64 × 10⁷ km 2030-09-08 22:14 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-09-08 22:14 UTC close approach of 2022 OQ5. Catalogue miss distance 68.8 LD · 2.64 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-09-05 to 2030-09-11, 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
2030-09-08 22:14:00 Earth 0.1768 AU 68.8 LD 26.4 km/s
2030-11-20 08:17:00 Venus 0.0357 AU 13.9 LD 32.3 km/s
2031-09-11 07:18:00 Venus 0.098 AU 38.2 LD 27.4 km/s
2037-08-22 05:52:00 Venus 0.1095 AU 42.6 LD 25.5 km/s
2038-06-12 19:38:00 Venus 0.1063 AU 41.4 LD 34.3 km/s
2042-06-28 22:58:00 Earth 0.1944 AU 75.7 LD 30.6 km/s
2043-06-21 12:23:00 Earth 0.0534 AU 20.8 LD 24.5 km/s
2053-01-16 06:51:00 Venus 0.1354 AU 52.7 LD 37.2 km/s
2056-09-11 14:08:00 Earth 0.1689 AU 65.7 LD 23.8 km/s
2059-10-18 06:55:00 Venus 0.0223 AU 8.7 LD 29.5 km/s

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

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