P22pZwJ

L01 · TIČAN STATION
Status
GO

Discovery

digest2 score100
V magnitude20.9
H magnitude24.5
Observations8
Arc0.560 d
Not seen0.09 d
NEOCP noteUpdated Sept. 14.08 UT
MPC markers none

Who observed it

Discovered by F52
Pan-STARRS 2, Haleakala
Telescope1.8-m Ritchey-Chretien + CCD
Usual observersJ. Herman, T. Lowe, P. Minguez, A. Schultz, I. Smith
Usual measurersK. Chambers, T. de Boer, J. Fairlamb, H. Gao, M. Huber, C.-C. Lin E. Magnier, Y. Ramanjooloo, R. Wainscoat, R. Weryk
Follow-up from F51 Pan-STARRS 1, Haleakala ×2
L04 ROASTERR-1 Observatory, Cluj-Napoca ×2

Names are the people who usually observe at that site, from Project Pluto's tables. MPC's astrometry records only the observatory code, never the individual, so these are not the observer of this particular object. Automated surveys list a telescope and no people.

Orbit

Perihelion q1.0976 AU
Eccentricity e0.3400
Inclination8.8°
NEO-like yes
Scatteredness 5″ × 4″
Observed from L01 no

Tonight

Best altitude 54.0° at 00:00 UT
Exposure24.5 min
Window0 min
Alt / Az now 41.0° / 249.0°
Sky motion3.57″/min
Moon separation141°
Sun altitude-31°
Ephemeris rows4 of 22 usable
belowMask×3, nearSun×4, tooLate×11

Sky-plane uncertainty

-3-3-2-2-1-1112233+0″, +0″ — 501 of 2000 variants+0″, +1″ — 310 of 2000 variants-1″, +0″ — 335 of 2000 variants+1″, +0″ — 161 of 2000 variants+1″, +1″ — 128 of 2000 variants-1″, +1″ — 177 of 2000 variants+0″, -1″ — 120 of 2000 variants-1″, -1″ — 81 of 2000 variants-2″, +0″ — 49 of 2000 variants+1″, -1″ — 33 of 2000 variants+2″, +0″ — 7 of 2000 variants-2″, +1″ — 20 of 2000 variants+2″, +1″ — 10 of 2000 variants+0″, +2″ — 20 of 2000 variants-2″, -1″ — 12 of 2000 variants+1″, +2″ — 6 of 2000 variants-1″, +2″ — 13 of 2000 variants-1″, -2″ — 4 of 2000 variants+0″, -2″ — 4 of 2000 variants-3″, +0″ — 3 of 2000 variants-3″, +1″ — 2 of 2000 variants+1″, -2″ — 1 of 2000 variants-3″, -1″ — 1 of 2000 variants+2″, +2″ — 1 of 2000 variants+2″, -1″ — 1 of 2000 variantsR.A. offset ″ → east leftDecl. offset ″
Variant orbits2000
Distinct positions 25
MPC rounds offsets to whole arcseconds — this cloud is small enough that the rounding dominates
Cloud extent ±3″ RA · ±2″ Dec
Scatteredness 5″ × 4″
L01 field2600″ × 2600″
One pointing covers 100.0%

Drawn from MPC's own variant-orbit offsets, at the same epoch as their plot. Each orbit is one solution consistent with the observations so far; the ring marks the nominal position, and the field box appears only when it is comparable in size to the cloud.

Dot size shows how many variants share a position. MPC publishes these offsets rounded to whole arcseconds, so a tightly constrained object has thousands of orbits landing on a handful of grid points — their own picture is drawn from unrounded values and looks smoother. Sizing by count puts that density back rather than stacking invisible dots. Hover any dot for its share.

Plan entry

* P22pZwJ         score=100, obs=8, arc=0.56, notSeen=0.089days, obsExposure=24.5min, scatteredness=(5,4), q=1.09758, e=0.34
   mapLink=http://cgi.minorplanetcenter.net/cgi-bin/uncertaintymap.cgi?Obj=P22pZwJ&JD=2461297.50000&Ext=VAR2&OC=L01&META=apm11
// 2026 09 14 0000   22 49 54.3 +15 52 17 158.5  20.9    3.50  125.3  043  +54   -39    0.09  141  -56
// 2026 09 14 0130   22 50 12.3 +15 49 13 158.6  20.9    3.57  125.1  069  +41   -31    0.10  141  -59
2026 09 14 0130   22 50 12.3 +15 49 13 158.6  20.9    3.57  125.1  069  +41   -31    0.10  141  -59