SpaceAtlas Space Object Data
NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 NX2

2019 NX2

2019 NX2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.719 AU it takes 2.25 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 236
Orbital Period · P
2.25 yr
v(q)
55.4 km/s
v(Q)
9.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.21 km
TJ
3.82
Eccentricity · e
0.7122

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.495 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.943 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.448 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.719 AU gives an orbital period of 2.25 yr, or about 823 days.

The high eccentricity (0.712) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.22° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 55.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 9.3 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 = 21.15 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.21 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 236 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3199 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
1.719 AU
Eccentricity
0.7122
Perihelion
0.495 AU
Aphelion
2.943272 AU
Inclination
10.22°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
358.88°

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
2028-Jul-22 04:54 0.128844 AU
19274788 km
20.17 km/s
2031-Jan-25 03:51 0.241831 AU
36177404 km
17.21 km/s
2037-Jul-27 02:34 0.198119 AU
29638192 km
17.74 km/s
2040-Jan-31 12:16 0.189429 AU
28338181 km
19.09 km/s
2046-Jul-31 19:49 0.263911 AU
39480526 km
15.68 km/s
2049-Feb-04 18:34 0.153085 AU
22901165 km
21.19 km/s
2055-Aug-08 17:12 0.330458 AU
49435746 km
13.61 km/s
2058-Feb-09 04:44 0.145145 AU
21713316 km
23.26 km/s
2064-Aug-29 04:43 0.396165 AU
59265368 km
14.93 km/s
2067-Feb-14 17:28 0.185107 AU
27691647 km
26.15 km/s
2073-Sep-16 07:00 0.448437 AU
67085246 km
18.93 km/s
2076-Feb-20 03:43 0.259244 AU
38782332 km
29.16 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
21.15

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.31993
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.

Keep exploring

Explore asteroids, comets and near-Earth objects with JPL orbital data.