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2022 QQ3

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(2022 QQ3)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.258 AU
True anomaly
198.68°
Distance from Earth
0.517 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 QQ3 — 1.258 AU from the Sun 2022 QQ3
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 QQ3 is 0.517 AU from Earth today (4.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
20h 46m 25s
Declination
+07° 54′ 28″
Constellation
Delphinus
Distance from Earth
0.52 AU
Elongation from the Sun
107.66° — 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
0.851 AU
Eccentricity
0.5894
Inclination
10.04°
Orbital period
286.8 days
Perihelion
0.349 AU
Aphelion
1.353 AU
Longitude of ascending node
278.22°
Argument of periapsis
248.73°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 32.3 LD
0.083 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.757

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
44
Data arc
8.09 years
First observed
7 August 2018
Last observed
8 September 2026
Residual RMS
0.41 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
24 September 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
22.31

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 204 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 QQ3 at 2029-07-30 16:52 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-07-30 16:52 UTC close approach of 2022 QQ3. Catalogue miss distance 45.5 LD · 1.75 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-07-27 to 2029-08-02, 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 north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 45.5 LD · 1.75 × 10⁷ km 2029-07-30 16:52 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-07-30 16:52 UTC close approach of 2022 QQ3. Catalogue miss distance 45.5 LD · 1.75 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-07-27 to 2029-08-02, 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 north 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
2029-07-30 16:52:00 Earth 0.1168 AU 45.5 LD 20.2 km/s
2030-04-22 02:27:00 Venus 0.0736 AU 28.6 LD 20 km/s
2030-12-25 01:57:00 Mercury 0.0875 AU 34.1 LD 22.2 km/s
2030-12-25 01:57:00 Merc 0.0875 AU 34.1 LD 22.2 km/s
2034-03-01 09:28:00 Merc 0.0936 AU 36.4 LD 17 km/s
2034-03-01 09:28:00 Mercury 0.0936 AU 36.4 LD 17 km/s
2037-04-26 22:30:00 Merc 0.0415 AU 16.1 LD 22.8 km/s
2037-04-26 22:30:00 Mercury 0.0415 AU 16.1 LD 22.8 km/s
2038-12-08 06:28:00 Venus 0.1059 AU 41.2 LD 28 km/s
2040-06-17 19:23:00 Mercury 0.0792 AU 30.8 LD 30.7 km/s

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

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