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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 DX4

2022 DX4

2022 DX4 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.011 AU it takes 1.02 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 124
Orbital Period · P
1.02 yr
v(q)
34 km/s
v(Q)
25.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
6.01
Eccentricity · e
0.1369

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.873 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.149 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.276 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.011 AU gives an orbital period of 1.02 yr, or about 371 days.

An eccentricity of 0.137 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.31° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.8 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 = 24.8 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 124 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4309 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 1 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
1.011 AU
Eccentricity
0.1369
Perihelion
0.873 AU
Aphelion
1.149406 AU
Inclination
9.31°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
317.07°

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
2027-Oct-06 03:32 0.035981 AU
5382646 km
6.45 km/s
2028-Oct-13 01:19 0.090999 AU
13613319 km
8.57 km/s
2029-Oct-19 06:19 0.191192 AU
28601911 km
11.28 km/s
2030-Oct-24 16:35 0.295484 AU
44203712 km
14.22 km/s
2031-Oct-29 23:19 0.400597 AU
59928529 km
17.28 km/s
2077-Mar-20 01:41 0.426299 AU
63773427 km
18.04 km/s
2078-Mar-24 05:25 0.321096 AU
48035329 km
14.95 km/s
2079-Mar-28 04:09 0.216143 AU
32334476 km
11.99 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
24.8

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.43095
Condition
1
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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