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NASA JPL SBDB · 2004 XO

2004 XO

2004 XO belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.036 AU it takes 1.05 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 133
Orbital Period · P
1.05 yr
v(q)
32.3 km/s
v(Q)
26.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.16 km
TJ
5.82
Eccentricity · e
0.0968

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.935 AU) and its farthest (1.136 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.201 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.05 yr (385 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.036 AU.

With e = 0.097, the orbit is close to circular.

A steep inclination of 26.01° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 26.6 km/s at aphelion.

Because q < 1 AU and Q > 1 AU, this orbit geometrically intersects the region of Earth's orbit.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 21.69 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.16 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 133 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5547 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 means the orbit is very well determined, leaving only a small uncertainty in the future ephemeris.

About these computed values

Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis
1.036 AU
Eccentricity
0.0968
Perihelion
0.935 AU
Aphelion
1.136285 AU
Inclination
26.01°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
249.9°

Orbit diagram

The Sun sits at the focus (orange). Earth's orbit is the grey circle at 1 AU. The red dot marks the object's position at the catalog epoch.

3D orbit (interactive)

Drag to rotate; scroll or pinch to zoom. The Sun is at the focus (orange), Earth's orbit is the grey ring at 1 AU, and the red dot marks the object's current position.

Close approaches

Predicted close approaches to Earth, from NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).

Date (UTC)Miss distanceVelocity
2042-May-23 16:28 0.172403 AU
25791063 km
15.68 km/s
2043-Jun-07 12:19 0.154865 AU
23167422 km
13.54 km/s
2043-Dec-01 10:04 0.118774 AU
17768304 km
13.31 km/s
2062-May-28 11:29 0.067092 AU
10036891 km
14.32 km/s
2063-Nov-30 22:22 0.070369 AU
10527052 km
13.67 km/s

Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
21.69

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.55467
Condition
0
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database · NASA CNEOS. Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

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