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2022 QX4

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(2022 QX4)

Where is it now

Distance from Sun
0.577 AU
True anomaly
256.2°
Distance from Earth
0.536 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 QX4 — 0.577 AU from the Sun 2022 QX4
Seen from above the ecliptic, north up, to scale. Grid: Earth's orbit in blue. 2022 QX4 is 0.536 AU from Earth today (4.5 light-minutes).

In the sky

Right ascension
11h 44m 48s
Declination
+01° 47′ 01″
Constellation
Virgo
Distance from Earth
0.55 AU
Elongation from the Sun
27.28° — near the Sun — look low at dusk or dawn

Visible from both hemispheres.

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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
0.681 AU
Eccentricity
0.5046
Inclination
0.13°
Orbital period
205.2 days
Perihelion
0.337 AU
Aphelion
1.024 AU
Longitude of ascending node
337.74°
Argument of periapsis
173.84°
Epoch · J2000
2461200.5
Orbit class · ATE
Aten
Earth MOID · 0.1 LD
0.0002 AU
Tisserand (Jupiter)
8.268

Orbit quality

Orbit very well determined (uncertainty code 2).

Observations used
200
Data arc
9.09 years
First observed
16 August 2013
Last observed
19 September 2022
Residual RMS
0.32 ″
Solution · Otto Matic
10 October 2024

Physical properties

Rotation period
0.09 hours

Visual & observation

Absolute magnitude (H)
24.7

Discovery & classification

Aten Near-Earth Object

Close approaches 257 on record

Flyby geometry
Ecliptic flyby of 2022 QX4 at 2027-08-08 05:15 UTC Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-08-08 05:15 UTC close approach of 2022 QX4. Catalogue miss distance 69.0 LD · 2.65 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-08-05 to 2027-08-11, 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 Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate. Sun 69.0 LD · 2.65 × 10⁷ km 2027-08-08 05:15 UTC Earth Moon Heliocentric, approximate

Top-down view of the ecliptic, Earth at the centre, for the 2027-08-08 05:15 UTC close approach of 2022 QX4. Catalogue miss distance 69.0 LD · 2.65 × 10⁷ km. The curve is the geocentric path from 2027-08-05 to 2027-08-11, 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 Moon’s position is approximate. The inset is a heliocentric view and is approximate.

JPL Horizons

When (UTC) Body Distance Lunar distances Relative speed
2027-08-08 05:15:00 Earth 0.1774 AU 69.0 LD 15.4 km/s
2027-11-25 19:15:00 Earth 0.475 AU 184.9 LD 10.4 km/s
2031-09-06 22:07:00 Moon 0.0091 AU 3.5 LD 9.4 km/s
2031-09-07 05:26:00 Earth 0.0093 AU 3.6 LD 9.4 km/s
2032-08-17 15:14:00 Earth 0.4631 AU 180.2 LD 25.7 km/s
2035-09-06 01:25:00 Earth 0.3861 AU 150.2 LD 22.7 km/s
2036-08-07 22:23:00 Earth 0.0687 AU 26.7 LD 11.5 km/s
2037-01-27 21:59:00 Venus 0.0806 AU 31.4 LD 14.2 km/s
2039-02-06 17:37:00 Venus 0.0973 AU 37.9 LD 22.3 km/s
2039-04-01 04:04:00 Mercury 0.0703 AU 27.4 LD 25.3 km/s

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

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