2022 FP

Very small Aten-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Aten-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a school bus or smaller
  • Will pass within 7,000,767 km of Earth in 2022
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2022 FP is a very small asteroid whose orbit could bring it in close proximity to Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2022 FP as a "Near Earth Asteroid" due to its orbit's proximity to Earth, but it is not considered potentially hazardous because computer simulations have not indicated any imminent likelihood of future collision.

2022 FP orbits the sun every 290 days (0.79 years), coming as close as 0.60 AU and reaching as far as 1.12 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2022 FP is probably between 0.034 to 0.077 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

Close Approaches

2022 FP's orbit is 0.04 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

2022 FP has 17 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
March 20, 2022 7,000,767 15.362
March 24, 2026 24,454,715 14.230
March 20, 2045 7,856,339 15.549
March 23, 2049 21,956,851 14.242
March 20, 2068 11,968,431 16.095
March 22, 2072 16,636,886 14.366
March 21, 2091 18,879,353 16.999
March 21, 2095 10,595,417 14.635
March 22, 2114 24,224,511 17.726
March 22, 2118 7,518,482 14.921
March 22, 2137 26,188,528 18.023
March 21, 2141 6,912,859 15.006
March 26, 2145 29,193,227 14.247
March 22, 2160 24,999,432 17.840
March 21, 2164 7,507,905 14.918
March 22, 2183 20,724,523 17.255
March 23, 2187 10,843,132 14.620

Images and Observations

2022 FP's orbit is determined by observations dating back to March 23, 2022. It was last officially observed on March 27, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 89 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 0.857 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.3051
  • Inclination: 28.21°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 181.55°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 212.88°
  • Mean Anomaly: 71.69°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.044 km
  • Magnitude: 24.44

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 290 days (0.79 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 32.15 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.12 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.60 AU

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Size Rendering

The below comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2022 FP to create an approximate landscape rendering with New York City in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.