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2022 QJ32

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(2022 QJ32)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
8.051 AU
True anomaly
152.72°
Distance from Earth
8.732 AU
As of
11 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 — 0.998 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 QJ32 — 8.051 AU from the Sun 2022 QJ32
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 QJ32 is 8.732 AU from Earth today (1.2 light-hours).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 08m 34s
Declination
-07° 25′ 22″
Constellation
Sextans
Distance from Earth
8.73 AU
Elongation from the Sun
45.03° — 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
5.909 AU
Eccentricity
0.5413
Inclination
40.65°
Orbital period
14.37 years
Perihelion
2.71 AU
Aphelion
9.108 AU
Longitude of ascending node
175.73°
Argument of periapsis
177.01°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · CEN
Centaur
Earth MOID · 663.6 LD
1.7051 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
2.24

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 4).

Observations used
71
Data arc
189 days
First observed
12 June 2022
Last observed
18 December 2022
Residual RMS
0.24 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
17 August 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
15.26

Discovery & classification

Centaur

Close approaches 1 on record

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2186-06-20 03:00:00 Satrn 1.4058 AU 547.1 LD 6.3 km/s

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

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