2022 VR1 is an asteroid in the Aten orbit class. Its orbit takes it from 0.83 AU to 1.16 AU from the Sun; one orbit takes 361.8 days. Orbit from the JPL solution of 12 November 2023.
Where is it now
- Distance from Sun
- 1.005 AU
- True anomaly
- 256.46°
- Distance from Earth
- 0.165 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
- 09h 07m 06s
- Declination
- +24° 22′ 38″
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Distance from Earth
- 0.16 AU
- Elongation from the Sun
- 89.14° — 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
- 0.994 AU
- Eccentricity
- 0.1677
- Inclination
- 5.83°
- Orbital period
- 361.8 days
- Perihelion
- 0.827 AU
- Aphelion
- 1.16 AU
- Longitude of ascending node
- 242.55°
- Argument of periapsis
- 270.61°
- Epoch · J2000
- 2461200.5
- Orbit class · ATE
- Aten
- Earth MOID · 4.3 LD
- 0.011 AU
- Tisserand (Jupiter)
- 6.093
Orbit quality
Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 0).
- Observations used
- 98
- Data arc
- 377 days
- First observed
- 31 October 2022
- Last observed
- 12 November 2023
- Residual RMS
- 0.37 ″
- Solution · Otto Matic
- 12 November 2023
Visual & observation
- Absolute magnitude (H)
- 24.79
Discovery & classification
Close approaches 141 on record
Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-11-12 06:10 UTC close approach of 2022 VR1. Catalogue miss distance 68.7 LD · 2.64 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-11-09 to 2026-11-15, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-12 06:10:00 | Earth | 0.1766 AU | 68.7 LD | 10.5 km/s |
| 2027-11-09 16:37:00 | Earth | 0.237 AU | 92.2 LD | 12.2 km/s |
| 2028-11-06 01:57:00 | Earth | 0.2988 AU | 116.3 LD | 14.1 km/s |
| 2029-11-03 11:59:00 | Earth | 0.3614 AU | 140.6 LD | 16 km/s |
| 2030-10-31 18:20:00 | Earth | 0.4246 AU | 165.2 LD | 17.8 km/s |
| 2031-10-28 23:04:00 | Earth | 0.4878 AU | 189.8 LD | 19.7 km/s |
| 2104-07-01 01:16:00 | Earth | 0.4571 AU | 177.9 LD | 18.5 km/s |
| 2105-06-28 08:45:00 | Earth | 0.3948 AU | 153.7 LD | 16.6 km/s |
| 2106-06-25 13:55:00 | Earth | 0.3329 AU | 129.5 LD | 14.8 km/s |
| 2107-06-22 20:08:00 | Earth | 0.2714 AU | 105.6 LD | 13 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