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NASA JPL SBDB · 2022 XT

2022 XT

2022 XT is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.692 AU and a period of 0.58 yr.

Aten Observations: 52
Orbital Period · P
0.58 yr
v(q)
67.1 km/s
v(Q)
19.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
8.12
Eccentricity · e
0.5567

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.307 AU) and its farthest (1.077 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.77 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.58 yr (210 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.692 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.557) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.34° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 67.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.1 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 = 25.82 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 52 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5429 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
0.692 AU
Eccentricity
0.5567
Perihelion
0.307 AU
Aphelion
1.077236 AU
Inclination
10.34°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
150.9°

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
2026-Dec-07 00:07 0.130359 AU
19501436 km
18.44 km/s
2030-Jan-19 07:45 0.147755 AU
22103865 km
16.10 km/s
2034-Jan-11 17:18 0.121203 AU
18131730 km
12.46 km/s
2037-Dec-23 22:58 0.102979 AU
15405489 km
11.88 km/s
2041-Dec-08 17:15 0.000034 AU
5153 km
13.22 km/s
2045-Dec-06 06:24 0.071840 AU
10747081 km
17.17 km/s
2049-Jan-18 22:34 0.170617 AU
25524006 km
17.67 km/s
2053-Jan-16 05:15 0.120616 AU
18043871 km
13.41 km/s
2057-Jan-01 16:59 0.122111 AU
18267611 km
11.95 km/s
2060-Dec-15 05:09 0.077741 AU
11629909 km
12.16 km/s
2064-Dec-06 08:37 0.006949 AU
1039498 km
14.64 km/s
2068-Dec-07 15:04 0.164168 AU
24559181 km
19.81 km/s
2072-Jan-19 12:51 0.131537 AU
19677666 km
14.80 km/s
2076-Jan-07 11:14 0.123248 AU
18437624 km
12.09 km/s
2079-Dec-18 17:03 0.092389 AU
13821163 km
12.02 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
25.82

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.5429
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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