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2022 YN7

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(2022 YN7)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.518 AU
True anomaly
253.57°
Distance from Earth
1.481 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 YN7 — 0.518 AU from the Sun 2022 YN7
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 YN7 is 1.481 AU from Earth today (12.3 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 50m 38s
Declination
-02° 56′ 33″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.47 AU
Elongation from the Sun
8.66° — 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
0.689 AU
Eccentricity
0.6152
Inclination
27.08°
Orbital period
208.7 days
Perihelion
0.265 AU
Aphelion
1.112 AU
Longitude of ascending node
92.66°
Argument of periapsis
223.38°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 46.9 LD
0.1206 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
8.067

Orbit quality

Orbit reasonably well determined (uncertainty code 3).

Observations used
47
Data arc
4.21 years
First observed
7 November 2021
Last observed
21 January 2026
Residual RMS
0.48 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
22 January 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
20.53

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 49 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 YN7 at 2027-01-03 20:24 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-01-03 20:24 UTC close approach of 2022 YN7. Catalogue miss distance 70.8 LD · 2.72 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-12-31 to 2027-01-06, 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 70.8 LD · 2.72 × 10⁷ km 2027-01-03 20:24 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-01-03 20:24 UTC close approach of 2022 YN7. Catalogue miss distance 70.8 LD · 2.72 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-12-31 to 2027-01-06, 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
2027-01-03 20:24:00 Earth 0.182 AU 70.8 LD 17.3 km/s
2027-07-11 05:13:00 Venus 0.1208 AU 47.0 LD 21.4 km/s
2031-01-03 20:46:00 Earth 0.183 AU 71.2 LD 17.2 km/s
2035-01-03 22:06:00 Earth 0.1844 AU 71.8 LD 17.2 km/s
2035-07-10 07:03:00 Venus 0.109 AU 42.4 LD 21.8 km/s
2039-01-03 23:58:00 Earth 0.1879 AU 73.1 LD 17.1 km/s
2043-01-04 02:05:00 Earth 0.1915 AU 74.5 LD 17 km/s
2043-07-09 09:28:00 Venus 0.105 AU 40.9 LD 21.9 km/s
2047-01-04 06:17:00 Earth 0.1977 AU 76.9 LD 16.9 km/s
2051-07-08 11:56:00 Venus 0.1084 AU 42.2 LD 21.8 km/s

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

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