 The orbit of2022 WM7 extends from Jupiter's orbit to within Earth's orbit. | |
| Discovery[1][2] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Pan-STARRS 1 |
| Discovery site | Haleakalā Obs. |
| Discovery date | 26 November 2022 |
| Designations | |
| 2022 WM7 | |
| P11Cgve[3] | |
| NEO · Apollo[1] | |
| Orbital characteristics[4] | |
| Epoch 25 February 2023 (JD 2460000.5) | |
| Uncertainty parameter 6 | |
| Observation arc | 1 day[1] |
| Aphelion | 2.817AU |
| Perihelion | 0.909 AU |
| 2.454 AU | |
| Eccentricity | 0.6295 |
| 2.56 yr (935.9 days) | |
| 310.198° | |
| 0° 15m 23.027s / day | |
| Inclination | 0.895° |
| 66.193° | |
| December 2022[4] | |
| 36.419° | |
| Earth MOID | 0.000253 AU (37,800 km; 0.098 LD) |
| Jupiter MOID | 1.197 AU |
| Physical characteristics | |
| 3–6 m (assumedalbedo 0.05–0.25)[5] | |
| 29.854±0.299[4] | |
2022 WM7 is a smallnear-Earth asteroid that passed about 0.2lunar distances (77,000 km; 48,000 mi) from Earth's center on 28 November 2022 at 02:24UTC. It was discovered by thePan-STARRS 1 survey telescope atHaleakalā Observatory,Hawaii on 26 November 2022.[2]
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