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2022 WP3

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(2022 WP3)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.705 AU
True anomaly
342.59°
Distance from Earth
1.58 AU
As of
22 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 WP3 — 0.705 AU from the Sun 2022 WP3
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 WP3 is 1.58 AU from Earth today (13.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
12h 37m 25s
Declination
-13° 02′ 40″
Constellation
Corvus
Distance from Earth
1.58 AU
Elongation from the Sun
17.9° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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
0.946 AU
Eccentricity
0.2625
Inclination
20.16°
Orbital period
336.2 days
Perihelion
0.698 AU
Aphelion
1.195 AU
Longitude of ascending node
238.21°
Argument of periapsis
306.93°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 18.1 LD
0.0464 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.272

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
61
Data arc
6 days
First observed
20 November 2022
Last observed
26 November 2022
Residual RMS
0.36 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
28 November 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.99

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 60 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 WP3 at 2032-07-04 05:31 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-07-04 05:31 UTC close approach of 2022 WP3. Catalogue miss distance 111.1 LD · 4.27 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-07-01 to 2032-07-07, 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 111.1 LD · 4.27 × 10⁷ km 2032-07-04 05:31 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-07-04 05:31 UTC close approach of 2022 WP3. Catalogue miss distance 111.1 LD · 4.27 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-07-01 to 2032-07-07, 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
2032-07-04 05:31:00 Earth 0.2855 AU 111.1 LD 15.5 km/s
2034-11-23 22:31:00 Earth 0.1479 AU 57.6 LD 15.2 km/s
2044-05-26 16:04:00 Venus 0.1399 AU 54.4 LD 19.4 km/s
2046-03-31 04:08:00 Venus 0.1234 AU 48.0 LD 18.9 km/s
2046-11-20 04:40:00 Earth 0.292 AU 113.6 LD 19 km/s
2048-02-02 20:56:00 Venus 0.1121 AU 43.6 LD 18.5 km/s
2049-12-07 16:32:00 Venus 0.1042 AU 40.6 LD 18.3 km/s
2051-10-12 16:08:00 Venus 0.1009 AU 39.2 LD 18.2 km/s
2053-08-16 19:10:00 Venus 0.1017 AU 39.6 LD 18.2 km/s
2055-06-22 00:58:00 Venus 0.1056 AU 41.1 LD 18.3 km/s

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

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