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2022 GK

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(2022 GK)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.237 AU
True anomaly
196.34°
Distance from Earth
2.012 AU
As of
20 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 GK — 1.237 AU from the Sun 2022 GK
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 GK is 2.012 AU from Earth today (16.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 40m 51s
Declination
-13° 14′ 42″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
2.01 AU
Elongation from the Sun
28.65° — 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
0.896 AU
Eccentricity
0.4208
Inclination
10.96°
Orbital period
309.8 days
Perihelion
0.519 AU
Aphelion
1.273 AU
Longitude of ascending node
191.55°
Argument of periapsis
230.78°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.9 LD
0.0023 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.546

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
49
Data arc
3 days
First observed
1 April 2022
Last observed
4 April 2022
Residual RMS
0.5 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
4 April 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
27.41

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 104 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 GK at 2028-01-28 03:18 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-01-28 03:18 UTC close approach of 2022 GK. Catalogue miss distance 151.3 LD · 5.82 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-01-25 to 2028-01-31, 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 south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 151.3 LD · 5.82 × 10⁷ km 2028-01-28 03:18 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-01-28 03:18 UTC close approach of 2022 GK. Catalogue miss distance 151.3 LD · 5.82 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-01-25 to 2028-01-31, 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 south 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
2028-01-28 03:18:00 Earth 0.3887 AU 151.3 LD 10.6 km/s
2028-05-03 09:57:00 Earth 0.2794 AU 108.7 LD 9.8 km/s
2028-10-15 21:05:00 Earth 0.4373 AU 170.2 LD 17.3 km/s
2029-07-06 17:26:00 Earth 0.3466 AU 134.9 LD 21 km/s
2033-03-07 03:31:00 Venus 0.1439 AU 56.0 LD 18.2 km/s
2033-04-04 13:19:00 Earth 0.1477 AU 57.5 LD 17.1 km/s
2033-12-10 20:04:00 Earth 0.4762 AU 185.3 LD 18.8 km/s
2034-06-25 00:48:00 Earth 0.2813 AU 109.5 LD 8.6 km/s
2034-08-22 04:17:00 Earth 0.2995 AU 116.5 LD 8.8 km/s
2039-04-13 06:43:00 Earth 0.1948 AU 75.8 LD 9.5 km/s

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

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