Key Facts
- Categorized as a Jupiter Trojan
- Comparable in size to the island of Manhattan
- Not a Near Earth Object
- Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
- See orbit simulation
Overview
2022 ON33 is a mid-sized asteroid that shares Jupiter's orbit around the sun. NASA JPL has not classified 2022 ON33 as potentially hazardous because its orbit does not bring it close to Earth.
2022 ON33 orbits the sun every 4,410 days (12.07 years), coming as close as 4.82 AU and reaching as far as 5.70 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2022 ON33 is probably between 2.597 to 5.808 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 99% of asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to the island of Manhattan.
No Close Approaches
2022 ON33's orbit is 3.83 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is an extremely wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.
Orbital simulations conducted by NASA JPL's CNEOS do not show any close approaches to Earth.
Images and Observations
2022 ON33's orbit is determined by observations dating back to July 28, 2022. It was last officially observed on Sept. 1, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 13 observations used to determine its orbit.
Accessibility and Exploration
This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.Similar Objects
These objects have orbits that share similar characteristics to the orbit of 2022 ON33:References
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- Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
- Semi-major axis: 5.261 AU
- Eccentricity: 0.0832
- Inclination: 25.78°
- Longitude of Ascending Node: 280.32°
- Argument of Periapsis: 35.01°
- Mean Anomaly: 40.28°
Physical Characteristics
- Diameter: ~3.353 km
- Magnitude: 15.05
Derived Characteristics
- Orbit Period: 4,410 days (12.07 years)
- Avg. Orbit Speed: 12.98 km/s
- Aphelion Distance: 5.70 AU
- Perihelion Distance: 4.82 AU
Map Comparison
Orbit Simulation
Sky Map
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Size Rendering
The above comparison is an artistic rendering that uses available data on the diameter of 2022 ON33 to create an approximate landscape rendering with Mount Everest in the background. This approximation is built for full-resolution desktop browsers. Shape, color, and texture of asteroid are imagined.
