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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 OX1

2022 OX1

2022 OX1 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.382 AU once every 1.62 yr.

Amor Observations: 46
Orbital Period · P
1.62 yr
v(q)
31.7 km/s
v(Q)
20.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.1 km
TJ
4.71
Eccentricity · e
0.2195

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.079 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.685 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.606 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.382 AU gives an orbital period of 1.62 yr, or about 593 days.

An eccentricity of 0.22 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 20.65° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.3 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 22.66 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.1 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 46 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.441 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
1.382 AU
Eccentricity
0.2195
Perihelion
1.079 AU
Aphelion
1.685349 AU
Inclination
20.65°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
100.5°

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
2035-Aug-10 17:47 0.157297 AU
23531368 km
12.25 km/s
2035-Dec-06 14:16 0.402042 AU
60144597 km
8.53 km/s
2048-Aug-09 13:48 0.171298 AU
25625757 km
12.91 km/s
2048-Dec-12 13:25 0.400307 AU
59885023 km
9.25 km/s
2061-Aug-08 23:03 0.194580 AU
29108714 km
13.92 km/s
2061-Dec-19 00:04 0.400018 AU
59841788 km
9.77 km/s
2074-Aug-07 20:05 0.230523 AU
34485716 km
15.23 km/s
2074-Dec-25 03:22 0.402246 AU
60175142 km
10.21 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
22.66

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.44096
Condition
6
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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