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2014 RX22

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(2014 RX22)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.98 AU
True anomaly
216.56°
Distance from Earth
0.265 AU
As of
19 October 2026

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Sun Earth — 0.996 AU from the Sun Earth 2014 RX22 — 0.98 AU from the Sun 2014 RX22
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2014 RX22 is 0.265 AU from Earth today (2.2 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
13h 00m 47s
Declination
+68° 18′ 35″
Constellation
Draco
Distance from Earth
0.26 AU
Elongation from the Sun
78.77° — well clear of the Sun

Favours the northern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far south.

From your location

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Two-body approximation, good to about a degree for the planets — enough to find the constellation and know whether it is up.

Orbital elements

Semi-major axis
0.823 AU
Eccentricity
0.2826
Inclination
20.02°
Orbital period
272.7 days
Perihelion
0.59 AU
Aphelion
1.055 AU
Longitude of ascending node
350.01°
Argument of periapsis
188.14°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 16.9 LD
0.0434 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.04

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 6).

Observations used
28
Data arc
5 days
First observed
14 September 2014
Last observed
19 September 2014
Residual RMS
0.53 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
15 April 2021

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
26

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 103 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2014 RX22 at 2029-05-05 14:05 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-05-05 14:05 UTC close approach of 2014 RX22. Catalogue miss distance 170.3 LD · 6.54 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-05-02 to 2029-05-08, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 170.3 LD · 6.54 × 10⁷ km 2029-05-05 14:05 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2029-05-05 14:05 UTC close approach of 2014 RX22. Catalogue miss distance 170.3 LD · 6.54 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2029-05-02 to 2029-05-08, with a mark at UTC midnights and an arrow for the direction of motion. The circle is the Moon’s mean orbit; the Moon is plotted at closest approach. A ray shows the Sun’s direction. The labelled distance is the full separation. The drawn radius is the part that lies in the ecliptic plane. At closest approach the object is south of the ecliptic. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2026-10-01 14:05:00 Earth 0.2524 AU 98.2 LD 13 km/s
2027-01-06 13:47:00 Venus 0.1198 AU 46.6 LD 16.1 km/s
2029-05-05 14:05:00 Earth 0.4375 AU 170.3 LD 14.9 km/s
2029-10-04 02:33:00 Earth 0.3203 AU 124.7 LD 14.8 km/s
2032-04-24 13:10:00 Earth 0.4339 AU 168.9 LD 16.4 km/s
2032-10-04 17:16:00 Earth 0.3925 AU 152.7 LD 17.1 km/s
2035-04-15 04:19:00 Earth 0.4279 AU 166.5 LD 17.5 km/s
2035-10-04 20:45:00 Earth 0.4681 AU 182.2 LD 19.5 km/s
2037-06-14 15:24:00 Venus 0.1369 AU 53.3 LD 16.6 km/s
2038-04-05 02:46:00 Earth 0.4206 AU 163.7 LD 18.2 km/s

Next ten from today. 1 lunar distance = 384,400 km. Source: JPL close-approach data.

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