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2022 VP2

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(2022 VP2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.707 AU
True anomaly
2.77°
Distance from Earth
1.407 AU
As of
20 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 — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 VP2 — 0.707 AU from the Sun 2022 VP2
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 VP2 is 1.407 AU from Earth today (11.7 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 38m 37s
Declination
-10° 58′ 08″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
1.4 AU
Elongation from the Sun
28.27° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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
0.89 AU
Eccentricity
0.2058
Inclination
23.06°
Orbital period
306.7 days
Perihelion
0.707 AU
Aphelion
1.073 AU
Longitude of ascending node
232.57°
Argument of periapsis
43.16°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 4.7 LD
0.012 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.591

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
40
Data arc
6 days
First observed
15 November 2022
Last observed
21 November 2022
Residual RMS
0.51 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
30 November 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26.52

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 121 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 VP2 at 2027-11-18 17:04 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-11-18 17:04 UTC close approach of 2022 VP2. Catalogue miss distance 91.9 LD · 3.53 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-11-15 to 2027-11-21, 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 north of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 91.9 LD · 3.53 × 10⁷ km 2027-11-18 17:04 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-11-18 17:04 UTC close approach of 2022 VP2. Catalogue miss distance 91.9 LD · 3.53 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-11-15 to 2027-11-21, 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 north 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
2027-11-18 17:04:00 Earth 0.2362 AU 91.9 LD 17.3 km/s
2028-06-07 23:47:00 Earth 0.341 AU 132.7 LD 15.4 km/s
2032-11-25 00:55:00 Earth 0.4667 AU 181.6 LD 23.4 km/s
2033-07-10 17:26:00 Earth 0.4211 AU 163.9 LD 13.5 km/s
2033-12-16 04:48:00 Earth 0.4246 AU 165.2 LD 13.3 km/s
2034-03-17 22:02:00 Earth 0.3767 AU 146.6 LD 16.8 km/s
2038-11-20 16:46:00 Earth 0.2373 AU 92.3 LD 12.1 km/s
2039-04-13 04:47:00 Earth 0.2725 AU 106.1 LD 15.3 km/s
2043-11-14 21:21:00 Earth 0.0251 AU 9.8 LD 12.6 km/s
2044-05-07 20:49:00 Earth 0.263 AU 102.3 LD 15.3 km/s

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

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