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2022 SS6

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(2022 SS6)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.008 AU
True anomaly
247.84°
Distance from Earth
0.622 AU
As of
24 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 — 0.994 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 SS6 — 1.008 AU from the Sun 2022 SS6
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 SS6 is 0.622 AU from Earth today (5.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
10h 07m 41s
Declination
+37° 17′ 54″
Constellation
Leo Minor
Distance from Earth
0.62 AU
Elongation from the Sun
73° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

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
0.972 AU
Eccentricity
0.24
Inclination
21.45°
Orbital period
350.3 days
Perihelion
0.739 AU
Aphelion
1.206 AU
Longitude of ascending node
23.69°
Argument of periapsis
155.35°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 63.1 LD
0.1621 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.132

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 1).

Observations used
117
Data arc
422 days
First observed
8 September 2022
Last observed
4 November 2023
Residual RMS
0.63 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
5 November 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
22.35

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 151 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 SS6 at 2043-07-01 02:10 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2043-07-01 02:10 UTC close approach of 2022 SS6. Catalogue miss distance 158.9 LD · 6.11 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2043-06-28 to 2043-07-04, 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 158.9 LD · 6.11 × 10⁷ km 2043-07-01 02:10 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2043-07-01 02:10 UTC close approach of 2022 SS6. Catalogue miss distance 158.9 LD · 6.11 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2043-06-28 to 2043-07-04, 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
2035-09-11 07:33:00 Venus 0.0822 AU 32.0 LD 13 km/s
2043-07-01 02:10:00 Earth 0.4083 AU 158.9 LD 14.9 km/s
2044-04-26 23:52:00 Venus 0.0341 AU 13.3 LD 13.2 km/s
2044-05-24 17:48:00 Earth 0.2954 AU 115.0 LD 14.5 km/s
2044-09-09 15:32:00 Earth 0.3504 AU 136.4 LD 11.3 km/s
2045-04-24 10:54:00 Earth 0.2467 AU 96.0 LD 14.9 km/s
2045-10-03 08:52:00 Earth 0.2587 AU 100.7 LD 11.5 km/s
2046-03-25 21:36:00 Earth 0.2806 AU 109.2 LD 14.9 km/s
2046-10-21 07:08:00 Earth 0.175 AU 68.1 LD 11.6 km/s
2047-02-19 06:36:00 Earth 0.3532 AU 137.5 LD 13 km/s

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

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