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2022 YD3

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(2022 YD3)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.722 AU
True anomaly
340.56°
Distance from Earth
1.674 AU
As of
22 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 YD3 — 0.722 AU from the Sun 2022 YD3
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 YD3 is 1.674 AU from Earth today (13.9 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 30m 59s
Declination
-01° 23′ 10″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
1.67 AU
Elongation from the Sun
10.89° — too close to the Sun to observe

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
0.938 AU
Eccentricity
0.2389
Inclination
18.37°
Orbital period
331.9 days
Perihelion
0.714 AU
Aphelion
1.162 AU
Longitude of ascending node
84.9°
Argument of periapsis
123.78°
Epoch · J2000
2459935.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 11.3 LD
0.029 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.329

Orbit quality

Orbit very uncertain — the object may be effectively lost (uncertainty code 8).

Observations used
23
Data arc
3 days
First observed
21 December 2022
Last observed
24 December 2022
Residual RMS
0.4 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
24 December 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
22.66

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 25 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 YD3 at 2032-12-19 07:14 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-12-19 07:14 UTC close approach of 2022 YD3. Catalogue miss distance 28.7 LD · 1.1 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-12-16 to 2032-12-22, 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 28.7 LD · 1.1 × 10⁷ km 2032-12-19 07:14 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2032-12-19 07:14 UTC close approach of 2022 YD3. Catalogue miss distance 28.7 LD · 1.1 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2032-12-16 to 2032-12-22, 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
2027-10-27 11:44:00 Venus 0.0725 AU 28.2 LD 12.4 km/s
2032-12-19 07:14:00 Earth 0.0737 AU 28.7 LD 12.8 km/s
2062-12-14 21:22:00 Earth 0.2742 AU 106.7 LD 17.8 km/s
2065-12-18 07:31:00 Venus 0.0808 AU 31.4 LD 12.8 km/s
2070-08-07 13:03:00 Earth 0.2997 AU 116.6 LD 15.4 km/s
2071-06-01 01:16:00 Earth 0.2806 AU 109.2 LD 12.8 km/s
2071-12-09 02:50:00 Earth 0.2095 AU 81.6 LD 9.8 km/s
2072-12-12 15:55:00 Earth 0.3295 AU 128.2 LD 19.4 km/s
2082-12-11 04:17:00 Earth 0.3851 AU 149.9 LD 21 km/s
2151-12-12 21:05:00 Earth 0.1871 AU 72.8 LD 9.8 km/s

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

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