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2022 AP1

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(2022 AP1)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.428 AU
True anomaly
325.03°
Distance from Earth
1.217 AU
As of
16 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 AP1 — 0.428 AU from the Sun 2022 AP1
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 AP1 is 1.217 AU from Earth today (10.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 40m 45s
Declination
-15° 26′ 03″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.22 AU
Elongation from the Sun
19.2° — too close to the Sun to observe

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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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
0.733 AU
Eccentricity
0.4483
Inclination
2.9°
Orbital period
229.3 days
Perihelion
0.404 AU
Aphelion
1.062 AU
Longitude of ascending node
102.98°
Argument of periapsis
204.47°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.4 LD
0.0009 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.768

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
19
Data arc
5 days
First observed
4 January 2022
Last observed
9 January 2022
Residual RMS
0.3 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
6 November 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
28.39

Discovery & classification

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

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 156 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 AP1 at 2026-12-31 13:47 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-12-31 13:47 UTC close approach of 2022 AP1. Catalogue miss distance 40.5 LD · 1.56 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-12-28 to 2027-01-03, 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 40.5 LD · 1.56 × 10⁷ km 2026-12-31 13:47 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-12-31 13:47 UTC close approach of 2022 AP1. Catalogue miss distance 40.5 LD · 1.56 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-12-28 to 2027-01-03, 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
2026-12-31 13:47:00 Earth 0.104 AU 40.5 LD 13.9 km/s
2027-05-14 08:00:00 Earth 0.4801 AU 186.8 LD 13.3 km/s
2028-08-27 20:43:00 Merc 0.0351 AU 13.7 LD 19.4 km/s
2028-08-27 20:43:00 Mercury 0.0351 AU 13.7 LD 19.4 km/s
2029-02-21 10:21:00 Earth 0.1963 AU 76.4 LD 16.9 km/s
2031-10-23 16:37:00 Mercury 0.0542 AU 21.1 LD 15.3 km/s
2031-10-23 16:37:00 Merc 0.0542 AU 21.1 LD 15.3 km/s
2032-01-03 16:21:00 Earth 0.2312 AU 90.0 LD 18.3 km/s
2033-10-17 07:37:00 Earth 0.463 AU 180.2 LD 12.3 km/s
2034-02-23 07:13:00 Earth 0.0807 AU 31.4 LD 12.7 km/s

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

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