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2022 UM28

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(2022 UM28)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.591 AU
True anomaly
259.12°
Distance from Earth
1.314 AU
As of
15 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 — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 UM28 — 0.591 AU from the Sun 2022 UM28
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 UM28 is 1.314 AU from Earth today (10.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 06m 04s
Declination
+05° 13′ 07″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.31 AU
Elongation from the Sun
24.55° — 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
0.72 AU
Eccentricity
0.5075
Inclination
12.42°
Orbital period
223.2 days
Perihelion
0.355 AU
Aphelion
1.085 AU
Longitude of ascending node
52.61°
Argument of periapsis
180.28°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 30.0 LD
0.0771 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.853

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
42
Data arc
27 days
First observed
30 October 2022
Last observed
26 November 2022
Residual RMS
0.71 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
28 November 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.28

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 221 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 UM28 at 2027-12-04 09:49 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-12-04 09:49 UTC close approach of 2022 UM28. Catalogue miss distance 132.8 LD · 5.11 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-12-01 to 2027-12-07, 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 132.8 LD · 5.11 × 10⁷ km 2027-12-04 09:49 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-12-04 09:49 UTC close approach of 2022 UM28. Catalogue miss distance 132.8 LD · 5.11 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-12-01 to 2027-12-07, 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
2027-07-04 10:48:00 Merc 0.0646 AU 25.1 LD 32.3 km/s
2027-07-04 10:48:00 Mercury 0.0646 AU 25.1 LD 32.3 km/s
2027-12-04 09:49:00 Earth 0.3413 AU 132.8 LD 23.2 km/s
2028-11-02 21:17:00 Earth 0.4767 AU 185.5 LD 28.4 km/s
2030-12-07 16:13:00 Earth 0.0959 AU 37.3 LD 13.5 km/s
2032-12-13 02:08:00 Merc 0.0619 AU 24.1 LD 21.5 km/s
2032-12-13 02:08:00 Mercury 0.0619 AU 24.1 LD 21.5 km/s
2033-11-08 04:09:00 Earth 0.091 AU 35.4 LD 11.5 km/s
2035-06-12 19:46:00 Merc 0.0361 AU 14.0 LD 26.2 km/s
2035-06-12 19:46:00 Mercury 0.0361 AU 14.0 LD 26.2 km/s

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

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