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2022 UV15

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(2022 UV15)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.882 AU
True anomaly
145.45°
Distance from Earth
0.129 AU
As of
15 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 UV15 — 0.882 AU from the Sun 2022 UV15
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 UV15 is 0.129 AU from Earth today (1.1 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 10m 07s
Declination
-16° 43′ 52″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
0.12 AU
Elongation from the Sun
26.59° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

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
0.691 AU
Eccentricity
0.5172
Inclination
0.17°
Orbital period
209.7 days
Perihelion
0.333 AU
Aphelion
1.048 AU
Longitude of ascending node
251.5°
Argument of periapsis
341.89°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.0 LD
0 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
8.156

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
167
Data arc
16 days
First observed
28 October 2022
Last observed
13 November 2022
Residual RMS
0.29 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
26 November 2023

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26

Discovery & classification

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

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 140 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 UV15 at 2026-10-25 13:35 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-10-25 13:35 UTC close approach of 2022 UV15. Catalogue miss distance 32.6 LD · 1.25 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-10-22 to 2026-10-28, 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 32.6 LD · 1.25 × 10⁷ km 2026-10-25 13:35 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-10-25 13:35 UTC close approach of 2022 UV15. Catalogue miss distance 32.6 LD · 1.25 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-10-22 to 2026-10-28, 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
2026-10-25 13:35:00 Earth 0.0838 AU 32.6 LD 14.1 km/s
2027-02-17 21:52:00 Earth 0.4939 AU 192.2 LD 11.8 km/s
2029-05-27 06:53:00 Venus 0.0479 AU 18.6 LD 20.7 km/s
2029-12-03 20:52:00 Earth 0.2954 AU 114.9 LD 21.6 km/s
2030-01-22 16:18:00 Mercury 0.0835 AU 32.5 LD 22.8 km/s
2030-01-22 16:18:00 Merc 0.0835 AU 32.5 LD 22.8 km/s
2030-10-26 22:17:00 Earth 0.186 AU 72.4 LD 17.8 km/s
2031-11-01 17:26:00 Mercury 0.0599 AU 23.3 LD 25.5 km/s
2031-11-01 17:26:00 Merc 0.0599 AU 23.3 LD 25.5 km/s
2033-12-07 04:45:00 Earth 0.19 AU 73.9 LD 17.8 km/s

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

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