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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 XQ

2019 XQ

2019 XQ is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.718 AU and a period of 0.61 yr.

Aten Observations: 65
Orbital Period · P
0.61 yr
v(q)
55.5 km/s
v(Q)
22.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.06 km
TJ
7.92
Eccentricity · e
0.4272

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.411 AU) and its farthest (1.025 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.614 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.61 yr (222 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.718 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.427) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 7.04° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 55.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.3 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 = 23.8 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.06 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 65 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4479 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

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
0.7179 AU
Eccentricity
0.4272
Perihelion
0.411 AU
Aphelion
1.024587 AU
Inclination
7.04°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
62.66°

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
2031-Jan-02 08:26 0.179994 AU
26926661 km
14.23 km/s
2033-Dec-16 16:05 0.078204 AU
11699163 km
8.57 km/s
2036-Nov-17 17:12 0.051960 AU
7773035 km
11.38 km/s
2047-Dec-26 11:22 0.086199 AU
12895248 km
9.16 km/s
2050-Nov-20 03:32 0.022136 AU
3311475 km
10.11 km/s
2061-Dec-25 10:52 0.085420 AU
12778714 km
9.07 km/s
2064-Nov-18 23:18 0.024390 AU
3648699 km
10.39 km/s
2073-Jan-02 04:33 0.191756 AU
28686234 km
14.74 km/s
2075-Dec-15 08:04 0.077946 AU
11660511 km
8.49 km/s
2078-Nov-17 23:12 0.085467 AU
12785666 km
12.59 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
23.8

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.44794
Condition
7
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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