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2022 DF26

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(2022 DF26)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.913 AU
True anomaly
229.62°
Distance from Earth
1.9 AU
As of
17 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 DF26 — 0.913 AU from the Sun 2022 DF26
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 DF26 is 1.9 AU from Earth today (15.8 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 54m 06s
Declination
-07° 32′ 44″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.9 AU
Elongation from the Sun
5.48° — 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
0.822 AU
Eccentricity
0.2216
Inclination
9.91°
Orbital period
272.1 days
Perihelion
0.64 AU
Aphelion
1.004 AU
Longitude of ascending node
158.64°
Argument of periapsis
184.61°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 5.0 LD
0.0128 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.095

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
14
Data arc
4 days
First observed
26 February 2022
Last observed
2 March 2022
Residual RMS
0.29 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
2 June 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
27.2

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 31 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 DF26 at 2028-03-20 20:19 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-03-20 20:19 UTC close approach of 2022 DF26. Catalogue miss distance 71.5 LD · 2.75 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-03-17 to 2028-03-23, 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 71.5 LD · 2.75 × 10⁷ km 2028-03-20 20:19 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-03-20 20:19 UTC close approach of 2022 DF26. Catalogue miss distance 71.5 LD · 2.75 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-03-17 to 2028-03-23, 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
2028-03-20 20:19:00 Earth 0.1837 AU 71.5 LD 10.1 km/s
2031-03-21 10:18:00 Earth 0.2982 AU 116.1 LD 13.9 km/s
2034-03-18 08:33:00 Earth 0.4203 AU 163.6 LD 17.9 km/s
2045-02-15 18:25:00 Earth 0.4806 AU 187.0 LD 19.9 km/s
2048-02-12 14:03:00 Earth 0.3569 AU 138.9 LD 15.9 km/s
2051-02-09 18:30:00 Earth 0.2343 AU 91.2 LD 11.9 km/s
2054-02-11 03:21:00 Earth 0.1195 AU 46.5 LD 8.3 km/s
2063-03-18 10:38:00 Earth 0.1163 AU 45.2 LD 8 km/s
2066-03-21 17:11:00 Earth 0.2219 AU 86.4 LD 11.3 km/s
2069-03-20 05:48:00 Earth 0.3377 AU 131.4 LD 15.2 km/s

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

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