2022 YL is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2022 YL 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 YL orbits the sun every 391 days (1.07 years), coming as close as 0.83 AU and reaching as far as 1.26 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2022 YL is probably between 0.009 to 0.038 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.
2022 YL's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit.
2022 YL has 12 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:
| Date | Distance from Earth (km) | Velocity (km/s) |
|---|---|---|
| Dec. 27, 2022 | 3,022,699 | 5.641 |
| May 4, 2024 | 21,762,257 | 4.940 |
| July 22, 2024 | 25,221,835 | 3.883 |
| Dec. 19, 2037 | 22,753,412 | 10.700 |
| June 29, 2040 | 12,702,151 | 8.606 |
| Nov. 30, 2053 | 23,914,616 | 3.994 |
| Feb. 12, 2054 | 21,245,907 | 4.877 |
| June 23, 2055 | 4,038,835 | 5.445 |
| Dec. 17, 2068 | 25,664,151 | 11.303 |
| June 27, 2071 | 4,840,432 | 7.106 |
| April 14, 2101 | 25,034,391 | 5.742 |
| July 5, 2102 | 23,737,050 | 10.731 |
NASA Sentry has assessed impact risk for 5 very close approach scenarios. Here are the top scenarios ordered by probability of impact:
| Date | Probability of Impact (%) | Impact Energy (Mt) |
|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2115 | 0.00007 | 0.1494 |
| June 21, 2118 | 0.00001 | 0.1482 |
| Dec. 21, 2105 | 0.00000 | 0.1483 |
| June 21, 2118 | 0.00000 | 0.1461 |
| June 21, 2121 | 0.00000 | 0.1461 |
2022 YL's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 17, 2022. It was last officially observed on Dec. 25, 2022. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 49 observations used to determine its orbit.
2022 YL can be reached with a journey of 362 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 6.277 km/s. To put this into perspective, the delta-v to launch a rocket to Low-Earth Orbit is 9.7 km/s. There are 305,900 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.
See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2022 YL.
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