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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 XD2

2022 XD2

2022 XD2 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.439 AU once every 1.73 yr.

Amor Observations: 47
Orbital Period · P
1.73 yr
v(q)
32.6 km/s
v(Q)
18.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
4.63
Eccentricity · e
0.2643

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.058 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.819 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.761 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.439 AU gives an orbital period of 1.73 yr, or about 630 days.

An eccentricity of 0.264 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 2.02° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.9 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 = 24.85 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 47 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5392 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 5 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
1.439 AU
Eccentricity
0.2643
Perihelion
1.058 AU
Aphelion
1.819328 AU
Inclination
2.02°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
354.77°

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
2034-Oct-18 05:26 0.387553 AU
57977074 km
4.32 km/s
2035-Feb-04 09:00 0.457983 AU
68513247 km
14.35 km/s
2041-Dec-29 05:44 0.173731 AU
25989762 km
5.71 km/s
2053-Nov-07 03:48 0.288738 AU
43194620 km
2.25 km/s
2054-Jan-26 15:26 0.297985 AU
44577977 km
9.86 km/s
2060-Dec-19 15:56 0.321652 AU
48118499 km
10.57 km/s
2061-Mar-15 02:24 0.305273 AU
45668138 km
2.66 km/s
2073-Jan-16 14:26 0.144614 AU
21633942 km
5.06 km/s
2079-Dec-11 03:47 0.468835 AU
70136671 km
15.02 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
24.85

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.53922
Condition
5
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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