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2022 HR3

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(2022 HR3)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.461 AU
True anomaly
357.61°
Distance from Earth
0.681 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 HR3 — 0.461 AU from the Sun 2022 HR3
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 HR3 is 0.681 AU from Earth today (5.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 57m 06s
Declination
-01° 18′ 36″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
0.69 AU
Elongation from the Sun
23.81° — 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
0.768 AU
Eccentricity
0.3997
Inclination
4.94°
Orbital period
246 days
Perihelion
0.461 AU
Aphelion
1.075 AU
Longitude of ascending node
213.87°
Argument of periapsis
208.15°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 1.0 LD
0.0026 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.474

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
49
Data arc
6 days
First observed
28 April 2022
Last observed
4 May 2022
Residual RMS
0.35 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
13 May 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
27.34

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 59 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 HR3 at 2028-04-28 16:57 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-04-28 16:57 UTC close approach of 2022 HR3. Catalogue miss distance 123.8 LD · 4.76 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-04-25 to 2028-05-01, 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 Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 123.8 LD · 4.76 × 10⁷ km 2028-04-28 16:57 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-04-28 16:57 UTC close approach of 2022 HR3. Catalogue miss distance 123.8 LD · 4.76 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-04-25 to 2028-05-01, 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 Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2026-09-22 04:25:00 Earth 0.4517 AU 175.8 LD 14.1 km/s
2028-04-28 16:57:00 Earth 0.3181 AU 123.8 LD 19 km/s
2028-10-05 09:48:00 Earth 0.4817 AU 187.5 LD 16.9 km/s
2030-05-03 22:28:00 Earth 0.4343 AU 169.0 LD 22.8 km/s
2035-08-29 10:34:00 Venus 0.0877 AU 34.1 LD 14.6 km/s
2040-10-29 13:47:00 Venus 0.1107 AU 43.1 LD 16.8 km/s
2042-12-28 11:15:00 Earth 0.4982 AU 193.9 LD 19 km/s
2043-06-12 06:06:00 Earth 0.4046 AU 157.5 LD 21.6 km/s
2045-06-16 01:27:00 Earth 0.2927 AU 113.9 LD 17.7 km/s
2047-06-19 20:08:00 Earth 0.1846 AU 71.8 LD 14 km/s

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

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