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2022 GX2

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(2022 GX2)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
1.225 AU
True anomaly
179.39°
Distance from Earth
2.115 AU
As of
21 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 — 0.995 AU from the Sun Earth 2022 GX2 — 1.225 AU from the Sun 2022 GX2
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 GX2 is 2.115 AU from Earth today (17.6 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
15h 03m 54s
Declination
-16° 23′ 09″
Constellation
Libra
Distance from Earth
2.12 AU
Elongation from the Sun
19.6° — too close to the Sun to observe

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

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
0.91 AU
Eccentricity
0.3458
Inclination
1.83°
Orbital period
317 days
Perihelion
0.595 AU
Aphelion
1.225 AU
Longitude of ascending node
186.6°
Argument of periapsis
237.87°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.6 LD
0.0015 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
6.503

Orbit quality

Orbit poorly determined (uncertainty code 7).

Observations used
13
Data arc
24 hours
First observed
2 April 2022
Last observed
3 April 2022
Residual RMS
0.19 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
28 July 2026

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
29.34

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 38 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 GX2 at 2035-04-02 00:15 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2035-04-02 00:15 UTC close approach of 2022 GX2. Catalogue miss distance 44.7 LD · 1.72 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2035-03-30 to 2035-04-05, 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. The path is a geocentric ecliptic ephemeris from JPL Horizons. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 44.7 LD · 1.72 × 10⁷ km 2035-04-02 00:15 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2035-04-02 00:15 UTC close approach of 2022 GX2. Catalogue miss distance 44.7 LD · 1.72 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2035-03-30 to 2035-04-05, 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. 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
2028-02-17 06:14:00 Venus 0.1214 AU 47.3 LD 9.8 km/s
2032-07-15 09:28:00 Venus 0.0912 AU 35.5 LD 14.6 km/s
2035-04-02 00:15:00 Earth 0.115 AU 44.7 LD 13 km/s
2036-07-11 07:29:00 Earth 0.118 AU 45.9 LD 6.9 km/s
2038-06-08 21:59:00 Venus 0.0487 AU 18.9 LD 11.4 km/s
2042-04-22 17:29:00 Earth 0.1658 AU 64.5 LD 7.1 km/s
2042-11-15 17:17:00 Venus 0.1259 AU 49.0 LD 10.1 km/s
2043-07-15 05:51:00 Earth 0.1925 AU 74.9 LD 15.2 km/s
2047-04-19 12:12:00 Venus 0.0702 AU 27.3 LD 13.1 km/s
2049-06-13 22:46:00 Earth 0.1966 AU 76.5 LD 7.3 km/s

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

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