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2022 YF2

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(2022 YF2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.196 AU
True anomaly
199.38°
Distance from Earth
1.074 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 YF2 — 1.196 AU from the Sun 2022 YF2
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 YF2 is 1.074 AU from Earth today (8.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
09h 26m 32s
Declination
+09° 02′ 12″
Constellation
Leo
Distance from Earth
1.07 AU
Elongation from the Sun
70.54° — well clear of the Sun

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
0.2541
Inclination
19.88°
Orbital period
349.9 days
Perihelion
0.725 AU
Aphelion
1.219 AU
Longitude of ascending node
103.58°
Argument of periapsis
145.23°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 53.6 LD
0.1377 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.14

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
44
Data arc
386 days
First observed
20 December 2022
Last observed
10 January 2024
Residual RMS
0.35 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
12 January 2024

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
23.03

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 156 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 YF2 at 2042-09-13 10:09 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2042-09-13 10:09 UTC close approach of 2022 YF2. Catalogue miss distance 146.3 LD · 5.63 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2042-09-10 to 2042-09-16, 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 146.3 LD · 5.63 × 10⁷ km 2042-09-13 10:09 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2042-09-13 10:09 UTC close approach of 2022 YF2. Catalogue miss distance 146.3 LD · 5.63 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2042-09-10 to 2042-09-16, 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
2027-04-07 04:33:00 Venus 0.1495 AU 58.2 LD 16 km/s
2042-09-13 10:09:00 Earth 0.376 AU 146.3 LD 16.7 km/s
2043-08-15 04:48:00 Earth 0.2634 AU 102.5 LD 13.9 km/s
2044-07-13 10:50:00 Earth 0.2545 AU 99.0 LD 14.2 km/s
2044-12-04 20:29:00 Earth 0.3374 AU 131.3 LD 10.8 km/s
2045-06-11 20:21:00 Earth 0.313 AU 121.8 LD 14.5 km/s
2045-12-29 02:23:00 Earth 0.2376 AU 92.5 LD 11.2 km/s
2046-05-06 13:03:00 Earth 0.3724 AU 144.9 LD 12.3 km/s
2047-01-15 21:34:00 Earth 0.1401 AU 54.5 LD 11.8 km/s
2048-01-21 15:27:00 Earth 0.2394 AU 93.1 LD 15.7 km/s

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

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