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2022 YD6

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(2022 YD6)

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
0.971 AU
Eccentricity
0.2818
Inclination
13.13°
Orbital period
349.4 days
Perihelion
0.697 AU
Aphelion
1.244 AU
Longitude of ascending node
270.69°
Argument of periapsis
318.14°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 35.5 LD
0.0912 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.167

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
37
Data arc
18 days
First observed
26 December 2022
Last observed
13 January 2023
Residual RMS
0.32 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
13 January 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.18

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 67 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 YD6 at 2040-09-08 18:40 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2040-09-08 18:40 UTC close approach of 2022 YD6. Catalogue miss distance 131.7 LD · 5.06 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2040-09-05 to 2040-09-11, 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 131.7 LD · 5.06 × 10⁷ km 2040-09-08 18:40 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2040-09-08 18:40 UTC close approach of 2022 YD6. Catalogue miss distance 131.7 LD · 5.06 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2040-09-05 to 2040-09-11, 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
2029-01-24 02:24:00 Venus 0.0271 AU 10.6 LD 12.9 km/s
2037-09-09 08:26:00 Venus 0.1006 AU 39.2 LD 15.1 km/s
2040-09-08 18:40:00 Earth 0.3383 AU 131.7 LD 17.3 km/s
2041-08-20 06:28:00 Earth 0.2032 AU 79.1 LD 10.8 km/s
2042-07-11 01:02:00 Earth 0.2453 AU 95.4 LD 10.8 km/s
2042-10-15 05:46:00 Earth 0.3107 AU 120.9 LD 7.4 km/s
2043-06-04 03:22:00 Earth 0.3103 AU 120.8 LD 12.6 km/s
2043-11-22 12:57:00 Earth 0.2978 AU 115.9 LD 9.1 km/s
2044-04-28 15:51:00 Earth 0.3423 AU 133.2 LD 12 km/s
2044-12-21 19:05:00 Earth 0.2014 AU 78.4 LD 8.9 km/s

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

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