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2022 YS6

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(2022 YS6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.877 AU
True anomaly
146.29°
Distance from Earth
0.512 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 YS6 — 0.877 AU from the Sun 2022 YS6
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 YS6 is 0.512 AU from Earth today (4.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 38m 48s
Declination
+17° 45′ 26″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
0.51 AU
Elongation from the Sun
62.09° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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
0.684 AU
Eccentricity
0.4874
Inclination
2.64°
Orbital period
206.5 days
Perihelion
0.351 AU
Aphelion
1.017 AU
Longitude of ascending node
283.91°
Argument of periapsis
342.97°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.5 LD
0.0013 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
8.242

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
61
Data arc
9 days
First observed
24 December 2022
Last observed
2 January 2023
Residual RMS
0.41 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
6 September 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.86

Discovery & classification

Listed by JPL impact monitoring; see the Sentry table for current probabilities.

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 172 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 YS6 at 2027-01-07 17:19 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-01-07 17:19 UTC close approach of 2022 YS6. Catalogue miss distance 72.4 LD · 2.78 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-01-04 to 2027-01-10, 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. Sun 72.4 LD · 2.78 × 10⁷ km 2027-01-07 17:19 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-01-07 17:19 UTC close approach of 2022 YS6. Catalogue miss distance 72.4 LD · 2.78 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-01-04 to 2027-01-10, 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.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2027-01-07 17:19:00 Earth 0.1859 AU 72.4 LD 16.6 km/s
2027-12-03 01:43:00 Earth 0.2822 AU 109.8 LD 20.1 km/s
2028-03-22 06:46:00 Venus 0.1401 AU 54.5 LD 23.9 km/s
2028-11-08 07:15:00 Mercury 0.0534 AU 20.8 LD 31.2 km/s
2028-11-08 07:15:00 Merc 0.0534 AU 20.8 LD 31.2 km/s
2030-07-22 15:18:00 Merc 0.0632 AU 24.6 LD 22.9 km/s
2030-07-22 15:18:00 Mercury 0.0632 AU 24.6 LD 22.9 km/s
2030-12-30 20:28:00 Earth 0.4205 AU 163.6 LD 25.1 km/s
2031-11-30 08:50:00 Earth 0.0623 AU 24.3 LD 11.9 km/s
2032-12-19 14:22:00 Venus 0.107 AU 41.6 LD 13.7 km/s

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

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