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2022 XT

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(2022 XT)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.335 AU
True anomaly
40.1°
Distance from Earth
0.912 AU
As of
15 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 XT — 0.335 AU from the Sun 2022 XT
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 XT is 0.912 AU from Earth today (7.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
14h 45m 36s
Declination
-12° 09′ 58″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
0.89 AU
Elongation from the Sun
19.87° — too close to the Sun to observe

Visible from both hemispheres.

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
0.692 AU
Eccentricity
0.5567
Inclination
10.34°
Orbital period
210.2 days
Perihelion
0.307 AU
Aphelion
1.077 AU
Longitude of ascending node
254.72°
Argument of periapsis
22.48°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.3 LD
0.0008 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
8.116

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
52
Data arc
6 days
First observed
9 December 2022
Last observed
15 December 2022
Residual RMS
0.54 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
28 July 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
25.82

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 89 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 XT at 2026-12-07 00:07 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-12-07 00:07 UTC close approach of 2022 XT. Catalogue miss distance 54.2 LD · 2.08 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-12-04 to 2026-12-10, 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. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 54.2 LD · 2.08 × 10⁷ km 2026-12-07 00:07 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2026-12-07 00:07 UTC close approach of 2022 XT. Catalogue miss distance 54.2 LD · 2.08 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2026-12-04 to 2026-12-10, 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. 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
2026-12-07 00:07:00 Earth 0.1393 AU 54.2 LD 18.4 km/s
2027-06-16 10:42:00 Venus 0.0907 AU 35.3 LD 19.6 km/s
2027-11-21 22:44:00 Mercury 0.095 AU 37.0 LD 39.2 km/s
2027-11-21 22:44:00 Merc 0.095 AU 37.0 LD 39.2 km/s
2030-01-19 07:45:00 Earth 0.1556 AU 60.6 LD 16.1 km/s
2034-01-11 17:18:00 Earth 0.1213 AU 47.2 LD 12.5 km/s
2036-01-29 07:38:00 Venus 0.1432 AU 55.7 LD 26.6 km/s
2037-12-23 22:58:00 Earth 0.1117 AU 43.5 LD 11.9 km/s
2038-04-02 13:59:00 Merc 0.0778 AU 30.3 LD 34.5 km/s
2038-04-02 13:59:00 Mercury 0.0778 AU 30.3 LD 34.5 km/s

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

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