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2022 AG

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(2022 AG)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.005 AU
True anomaly
188.52°
Distance from Earth
1.27 AU
As of
19 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 AG — 1.005 AU from the Sun 2022 AG
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 AG is 1.27 AU from Earth today (10.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 33m 04s
Declination
+10° 04′ 39″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.27 AU
Elongation from the Sun
50.98° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.859 AU
Eccentricity
0.1727
Inclination
3.91°
Orbital period
290.9 days
Perihelion
0.711 AU
Aphelion
1.008 AU
Longitude of ascending node
302.48°
Argument of periapsis
334.07°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.6 LD
0.0014 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.855

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).

Observations used
193
Data arc
4.04 years
First observed
3 January 2022
Last observed
18 January 2026
Residual RMS
0.4 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
21 January 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.14

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 78 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 AG at 2030-01-31 05:31 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-01-31 05:31 UTC close approach of 2022 AG. Catalogue miss distance 55.3 LD · 2.12 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-01-28 to 2030-02-03, 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 55.3 LD · 2.12 × 10⁷ km 2030-01-31 05:31 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2030-01-31 05:31 UTC close approach of 2022 AG. Catalogue miss distance 55.3 LD · 2.12 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2030-01-28 to 2030-02-03, 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
2030-01-31 05:31:00 Earth 0.142 AU 55.3 LD 8.7 km/s
2038-05-07 19:05:00 Venus 0.0409 AU 15.9 LD 6.2 km/s
2046-03-23 23:36:00 Venus 0.132 AU 51.4 LD 10 km/s
2051-11-29 14:38:00 Venus 0.0956 AU 37.2 LD 8.5 km/s
2059-10-20 02:25:00 Venus 0.0481 AU 18.7 LD 6.2 km/s
2060-11-25 21:43:00 Earth 0.1366 AU 53.2 LD 7.9 km/s
2064-12-01 08:21:00 Earth 0.062 AU 24.1 LD 4.8 km/s
2068-12-21 20:18:00 Earth 0.0435 AU 16.9 LD 3.8 km/s
2073-01-09 22:57:00 Earth 0.0281 AU 11.0 LD 3.8 km/s
2073-06-09 22:17:00 Venus 0.1053 AU 41.0 LD 8.8 km/s

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

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