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2022 UQ

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(2022 UQ)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.562 AU
True anomaly
315.91°
Distance from Earth
1.537 AU
As of
16 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 UQ — 0.562 AU from the Sun 2022 UQ
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 UQ is 1.537 AU from Earth today (12.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 01m 59s
Declination
-08° 35′ 46″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.54 AU
Elongation from the Sun
6.68° — too close to the Sun to observe

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
0.802 AU
Eccentricity
0.3503
Inclination
15.44°
Orbital period
262.1 days
Perihelion
0.521 AU
Aphelion
1.082 AU
Longitude of ascending node
204.71°
Argument of periapsis
23.11°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 11.7 LD
0.0301 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.201

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
24
Data arc
6 days
First observed
17 October 2022
Last observed
23 October 2022
Residual RMS
0.41 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
23 October 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.54

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 110 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 UQ at 2027-10-12 00:41 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-10-12 00:41 UTC close approach of 2022 UQ. Catalogue miss distance 43.5 LD · 1.67 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-10-09 to 2027-10-15, 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 43.5 LD · 1.67 × 10⁷ km 2027-10-12 00:41 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-10-12 00:41 UTC close approach of 2022 UQ. Catalogue miss distance 43.5 LD · 1.67 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-10-09 to 2027-10-15, 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
2027-10-12 00:41:00 Earth 0.1117 AU 43.5 LD 13.6 km/s
2028-03-17 03:27:00 Earth 0.4271 AU 166.2 LD 16.5 km/s
2030-06-18 15:32:00 Earth 0.4942 AU 192.3 LD 17 km/s
2030-12-07 11:41:00 Earth 0.3537 AU 137.6 LD 17.2 km/s
2032-10-13 12:27:00 Earth 0.2477 AU 96.4 LD 17.7 km/s
2033-04-02 08:34:00 Earth 0.4528 AU 176.2 LD 18.7 km/s
2035-12-07 11:01:00 Earth 0.2576 AU 100.2 LD 12.6 km/s
2037-10-18 03:41:00 Earth 0.3887 AU 151.3 LD 22.1 km/s
2044-10-08 10:00:00 Mercury 0.0912 AU 35.5 LD 18.5 km/s
2044-10-08 10:00:00 Merc 0.0912 AU 35.5 LD 18.5 km/s

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

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