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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 XZ2

2024 XZ2

2024 XZ2 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.882 AU and a period of 0.83 yr.

Aten Observations: 17
Orbital Period · P
0.83 yr
v(q)
47.2 km/s
v(Q)
21.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
6.58
Eccentricity · e
0.3788

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.548 AU) and its farthest (1.217 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.669 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.83 yr (303 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.882 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.379 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 26.36° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 47.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.3 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 = 26.39 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 17 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.2662 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 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
0.8824 AU
Eccentricity
0.3788
Perihelion
0.548 AU
Aphelion
1.216653 AU
Inclination
26.36°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2460646.5
Mean Anomaly
262.3°

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
2029-Dec-03 00:35 0.061906 AU
9261044 km
18.89 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
26.39

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.26622
Condition
8
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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