2022 SF25 is an asteroid in the Aten orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.59 AU to 1.37 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 356.4 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 1 October 2022.
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.341 AU
- True anomaly
- 164.08°
- Distance from Earth
- 0.379 AU
- As of
- 2 November 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.
In the sky
- Right ascension
- 03h 56m 06s
- Declination
- +33° 21′ 45″
- Constellation
- Perseus
- Distance from Earth
- 0.38 AU
- Elongation from the Sun
- 153.94° — well clear of the Sun
Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.
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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
- 0.984 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.3975
- Inclination
- 5.39°
- Orbital period
- 356.4 days
- Perihelion
- 0.593 AU
- Aphelion
- 1.375 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 5.99°
- Argument of periapsis
- 236.84°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
- Orbit class · ATE
- Aten
- Earth MOID · 4.4 LD
- 0.0112 AU
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 6.083
Orbit quality
Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).
- Observations used
- 22
- Data arc
- 3 days
- First observed
- 28 September 2022
- Last observed
- 1 October 2022
- Residual RMS
- 0.31 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 1 October 2022
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 26.3
Discovery & classification
Close approaches 106 on record
Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-11-10 07:23 UTC close approach of 2022 SF25. Catalogue miss distance 147.7 LD · 5.68 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-11-07 to 2026-11-13, 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.
| When (UTC) | Body | Distance | Lunar distances | Relative speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 07:23:00 | Earth | 0.3796 AU | 147.7 LD | 10.3 km/s |
| 2027-06-07 10:23:00 | Earth | 0.4229 AU | 164.6 LD | 16.1 km/s |
| 2027-11-23 06:51:00 | Earth | 0.3977 AU | 154.8 LD | 10.5 km/s |
| 2028-05-20 21:54:00 | Earth | 0.4234 AU | 164.8 LD | 16.4 km/s |
| 2028-12-05 00:12:00 | Earth | 0.3933 AU | 153.1 LD | 10.4 km/s |
| 2029-05-04 07:30:00 | Earth | 0.4088 AU | 159.1 LD | 15.7 km/s |
| 2029-12-18 14:03:00 | Earth | 0.3653 AU | 142.2 LD | 9.9 km/s |
| 2033-02-01 13:30:00 | Earth | 0.0917 AU | 35.7 LD | 11.1 km/s |
| 2034-01-27 10:50:00 | Earth | 0.1248 AU | 48.6 LD | 15.6 km/s |
| 2035-01-21 12:18:00 | Earth | 0.2589 AU | 100.7 LD | 20.2 km/s |
Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB