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2022 OX

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(2022 OX)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.7 AU
True anomaly
251.17°
Distance from Earth
0.366 AU
As of
16 October 2026

Two-body Kepler propagation — accurate to ~0.1% for major planets over decades, less so for highly-perturbed bodies. Use JPL Horizons for high precision.

Sun Earth — 0.997 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 OX — 0.7 AU from the Sun 2022 OX
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 OX is 0.366 AU from Earth today (3.0 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 58m 59s
Declination
-29° 22′ 23″
Constellation
Hydra
Distance from Earth
0.37 AU
Elongation from the Sun
28.94° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Favours the southern hemisphere; low or below the horizon from far north.

From your location

See how high it is right now, whether it is up after civil twilight, and when it rises and sets where you are.

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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
0.755 AU
Eccentricity
0.4575
Inclination
13.92°
Orbital period
239.6 days
Perihelion
0.41 AU
Aphelion
1.1 AU
Longitude of ascending node
110.2°
Argument of periapsis
27.02°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 2.0 LD
0.0052 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
7.55

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
28
Data arc
12 days
First observed
22 July 2022
Last observed
3 August 2022
Residual RMS
0.48 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
4 August 2022

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
22.58

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 132 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 OX at 2028-09-02 02:42 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-09-02 02:42 UTC close approach of 2022 OX. Catalogue miss distance 118.4 LD · 4.55 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-08-30 to 2028-09-05, 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 118.4 LD · 4.55 × 10⁷ km 2028-09-02 02:42 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2028-09-02 02:42 UTC close approach of 2022 OX. Catalogue miss distance 118.4 LD · 4.55 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2028-08-30 to 2028-09-05, 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
2026-11-23 16:53:00 Merc 0.0802 AU 31.2 LD 12.2 km/s
2026-11-23 16:53:00 Mercury 0.0802 AU 31.2 LD 12.2 km/s
2028-09-02 02:42:00 Earth 0.3042 AU 118.4 LD 17.3 km/s
2030-08-27 19:24:00 Earth 0.4537 AU 176.6 LD 23.3 km/s
2034-02-14 12:02:00 Merc 0.096 AU 37.4 LD 15 km/s
2034-02-14 12:02:00 Mercury 0.096 AU 37.4 LD 15 km/s
2037-07-21 19:30:00 Earth 0.3894 AU 151.6 LD 23.8 km/s
2039-07-15 22:55:00 Earth 0.2123 AU 82.6 LD 18.1 km/s
2040-02-12 03:23:00 Venus 0.1322 AU 51.5 LD 20.5 km/s
2041-07-12 21:03:00 Earth 0.0402 AU 15.6 LD 13 km/s

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

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