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2022 QK4

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(2022 QK4)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.341 AU
True anomaly
202.25°
Distance from Earth
0.368 AU
As of
22 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 QK4 — 1.341 AU from the Sun 2022 QK4
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 QK4 is 0.368 AU from Earth today (3.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
03h 21m 32s
Declination
+10° 54′ 47″
Constellation
Aries
Distance from Earth
0.36 AU
Elongation from the Sun
158.11° — well clear of the Sun

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
0.963 AU
Eccentricity
0.4928
Inclination
2.16°
Orbital period
345.4 days
Perihelion
0.489 AU
Aphelion
1.438 AU
Longitude of ascending node
149.54°
Argument of periapsis
43.46°
Epoch · J2000
2459820.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 3.0 LD
0.0078 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.149

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 8).

Observations used
27
Data arc
10 days
First observed
22 August 2022
Last observed
1 September 2022
Residual RMS
0.45 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
2 September 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.79

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 46 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 QK4 at 2026-11-23 22:24 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-11-23 22:24 UTC close approach of 2022 QK4. Catalogue miss distance 98.7 LD · 3.79 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-11-20 to 2026-11-26, 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 98.7 LD · 3.79 × 10⁷ km 2026-11-23 22:24 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-11-23 22:24 UTC close approach of 2022 QK4. Catalogue miss distance 98.7 LD · 3.79 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-11-20 to 2026-11-26, 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
2026-11-23 22:24:00 Earth 0.2535 AU 98.7 LD 10.1 km/s
2027-03-24 07:23:00 Venus 0.0875 AU 34.1 LD 13.4 km/s
2027-12-02 04:21:00 Earth 0.0719 AU 28.0 LD 16.9 km/s
2028-11-18 04:50:00 Earth 0.3927 AU 152.8 LD 27.3 km/s
2038-08-22 07:59:00 Earth 0.3105 AU 120.8 LD 24.6 km/s
2039-08-10 18:17:00 Earth 0.0125 AU 4.9 LD 14.8 km/s
2041-05-28 21:42:00 Venus 0.1391 AU 54.1 LD 23.5 km/s
2042-10-19 11:32:00 Earth 0.423 AU 164.6 LD 12 km/s
2043-03-04 02:28:00 Earth 0.4786 AU 186.3 LD 19.7 km/s
2043-11-17 06:25:00 Earth 0.2962 AU 115.3 LD 10.4 km/s

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

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