2022 VG is an asteroid in the Aten orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.69 AU to 1.27 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 355 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 28 November 2022.
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.173 AU
- True anomaly
- 143.09°
- Distance from Earth
- 0.607 AU
- As of
- 2 November 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.
In the sky
- Right ascension
- 08h 48m 06s
- Declination
- +18° 28′ 51″
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Distance from Earth
- 0.61 AU
- Elongation from the Sun
- 91.32° — well clear of the Sun
Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.
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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
- 0.981 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.2961
- Inclination
- 0.31°
- Orbital period
- 355 days
- Perihelion
- 0.691 AU
- Aphelion
- 1.272 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 347.77°
- Argument of periapsis
- 300.64°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
- Orbit class · ATE
- Aten
- Earth MOID · 0.4 LD
- 0.0011 AU
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 6.133
Orbit quality
Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).
- Observations used
- 36
- Data arc
- 24 hours
- First observed
- 2 November 2022
- Last observed
- 3 November 2022
- Residual RMS
- 0.5 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 28 November 2022
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 27.72
Discovery & classification
Close approaches 58 on record
Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-01-24 19:41 UTC close approach of 2022 VG. Catalogue miss distance 107.6 LD · 4.14 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-01-21 to 2027-01-27, 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.
| When (UTC) | Body | Distance | Lunar distances | Relative speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027-01-24 19:41:00 | Earth | 0.2764 AU | 107.6 LD | 7.9 km/s |
| 2027-06-09 10:35:00 | Earth | 0.3034 AU | 118.1 LD | 10.3 km/s |
| 2028-02-18 02:38:00 | Earth | 0.219 AU | 85.2 LD | 6.8 km/s |
| 2028-05-08 09:07:00 | Earth | 0.2427 AU | 94.5 LD | 7.2 km/s |
| 2028-05-23 18:17:00 | Venus | 0.0783 AU | 30.5 LD | 11.1 km/s |
| 2029-03-19 10:19:00 | Earth | 0.0809 AU | 31.5 LD | 7 km/s |
| 2030-03-16 11:15:00 | Earth | 0.0935 AU | 36.4 LD | 12.2 km/s |
| 2031-03-09 21:05:00 | Earth | 0.2702 AU | 105.1 LD | 17.6 km/s |
| 2032-03-01 20:30:00 | Earth | 0.4441 AU | 172.8 LD | 23.1 km/s |
| 2035-04-23 23:38:00 | Venus | 0.0386 AU | 15.0 LD | 7.1 km/s |
Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.
Sources
- visual properties: JPL SBDB (lookup)
- orbital elements: JPL SBDB