Asteroids

2022QX4 help

Last update: 2026-06-04 23:11 UTC

Orbital Properties

Epoch

61200.0

MJD

Orbit type

Aten

Perihelion (q)

0.337

Aphelion (Q)

1.024

Eccentricity (e)

0.505

Inclination (i)

0.1

deg

Orbit period (P)

205.2

Earth MOID

0.00017

U parameter

2.3

A₂

-392.4

10^-15au/days²

Next Earth close approach

Date

2027-08-08

Nominal distance (from Earth center)

0.17739

26537779

Maximum Brightness

25.1

mag

Risk

Object is not in risk list

Physical Properties

Absolute Magnitude (H)

24.6

mag

Diameter

30 - 70*

Taxonomic type

Rotation period (T)

Discovery Information

Discovery Date

2022-08-24

Observatory

ATLAS Chile, Rio Hurtado

ORBIT VISUALISATION TOOLS

External links

Proper elements

Epoch

Near present day

Near middle of observation arc

Orbit properties

Epoch
Semimajor Axis
Eccentricity (e)
Inclination (i)
Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)
Arg. of Perihelion (ω)
Mean Anomaly (M)
Perihelion distance
Aphelion distance
Asc. Node-Earth Sep.
Desc. Node-Earth Sep.
MOID
Orbit Period
U parameter

Value

1-sigma variation

Unit

Epoch

Value

61200.0000

1-sigma variation

Unit

MJD

Semimajor Axis

Value

0.680792

1-sigma variation

3.886E-8

Unit

Eccentricity (e)

Value

0.504624

1-sigma variation

3.418E-8

Unit

Inclination (i)

Value

0.1283

1-sigma variation

3.887E-6

Unit

Long. of Ascending Node (Ω)

Value

337.7433

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Arg. of Perihelion (ω)

Value

173.8369

1-sigma variation

0.0002

Unit

Mean Anomaly (M)

Value

90.57685

1-sigma variation

0.00012

Unit

Perihelion distance

Value

0.337248

1-sigma variation

Unit

Aphelion distance

Value

1.024336

1-sigma variation

Unit

Asc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

0.009034

1-sigma variation

Unit

Desc. Node-Earth Sep.

Value

-0.652131

1-sigma variation

Unit

MOID

Value

0.000167

1-sigma variation

Unit

Orbit Period

Value

205.1731

1-sigma variation

Unit

U parameter

Value

2.3

1-sigma variation

Unit

A₂

Value

-392.38352

1-sigma variation

48.63220

Unit

10^-15au/days²

Covariance Matrix

	a	e	i	Ω	ω	M	A₂
a	1.51049E-15	-1.22980E-15	-1.69513E-14	8.13327E-12	-8.29565E-12	-4.69858E-12	1.88870E-6
e	-1.22980E-15	1.16858E-15	1.30132E-14	-7.15102E-12	7.21981E-12	3.97629E-12	-1.52478E-6
i	-1.69513E-14	1.30132E-14	1.51106E-11	-3.06196E-10	3.06655E-10	5.26840E-11	-1.58291E-5
Ω	8.13327E-12	-7.15102E-12	-3.06196E-10	5.10973E-8	-5.17066E-8	-2.58759E-8	1.00464E-2
ω	-8.29565E-12	7.21981E-12	3.06655E-10	-5.17066E-8	5.23641E-8	2.63097E-8	-1.02555E-2
M	-4.69858E-12	3.97629E-12	5.26840E-11	-2.58759E-8	2.63097E-8	1.47826E-8	-5.86170E-3
A₂	1.88870E-6	-1.52478E-6	-1.58291E-5	1.00464E-2	-1.02555E-2	-5.86170E-3	2.36509E3

Date of computation: 2026-06-04 23:11 UTC

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Physical properties

Rotation Period
Quality
Amplitude
Rotation Direction
Spinvector L
Spinvector B

Rotational properties

Value

Unit

Source

Rotation Period

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Quality

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Amplitude

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Rotation Direction

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector L

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Spinvector B

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy
Taxonomy (all)

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

Taxonomy

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Taxonomy (all)

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Absolute Magnitude (H)
Slope Parameter (G)

H / G

Value

Unit

Source

Absolute Magnitude (H)

Value

24.61

Unit

mag

Source

[1]

Slope Parameter (G)

Value

0.15**

Unit

Source

[1]

Albedo
Diameter

Size and albedo

Value

Unit

Source

Albedo

Value

0.05 - 0.25

Unit

Source

[2]

Diameter

Value

30 - 70*

Unit

Source

[2]

Color Index Information

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

Source

Color Index Information

Value

Unit

mag

Source

[-]

Sightings

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

Sightings

Value

Unit

Source

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No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	Estimation	Estimated from absolute magnitude

Observational Information

Arc Length
Unobserved
Normalized RMS of residuals

Arc Information

Value

Unit

Source

Arc Length

Value

3321

Unit

Source

[1]

Unobserved

Value

1383

Unit

Source

[1]

Normalized RMS of residuals

Value

0.504468

Unit

Source

[1]

Astrometry Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Optical

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

2013-08-16.08895

Unit

Source

[2]

Last Observation

Value

2022-09-19.225283

Unit

Source

[2]

Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Value

202 (1)

Unit

Source

[1]

Radar Summary

First Observation
Last Observation
Delay (Discarded)
Doppler (Discarded)
Total Optical Observations (Discarded)

Radar

Value

Unit

Source

First Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Last Observation

Value

Unit

Source

[-]

Delay (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Doppler (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

Total Radar Observations (Discarded)

Value

0 (0)

Unit

Source

[-]

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Sources

No.	Name	Additional
[1]	ESA Aegis	ESA orbit determination and impact monitoring system
[2]	MPC	Minor Planet Center: https://www.minorplanetcenter.net

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Close Approaches for 2022QX4 from 1950 to 2126

Body	Date in UTC	Time uncert. in min	Nominal distance in au	Min. possible distance in au	Distance uncert. in au
MERCURY	1951-04-04 08:45	> 1 d	0.0495096	0.0410587	0.0188071
EARTH	1952-09-05 18:39	488.9	0.0025764	0.0007419	0.0007273
VENUS	1955-04-06 13:48	9.8	0.0473506	0.0217525	0.0093425
EARTH	1957-09-02 13:07	> 1 d	0.0084194	0.0008829	0.0025590
EARTH	1962-08-27 14:03	> 1 d	0.0106725	0.0086256	0.0006827
VENUS	1962-10-30 06:23	157.6	0.0355814	0.0330085	0.0032700
MERCURY	1964-02-01 07:19	1207.5	0.0296983	0.0159693	0.0046891
MERCURY	1965-09-15 22:55	127.8	0.0458680	0.0423912	0.0013946
EARTH	1967-08-22 08:06	256.8	0.0037947	0.0027079	0.0003664
VENUS	1972-06-27 00:49	39.3	0.0271298	0.0235718	0.0012398
EARTH	1972-08-27 13:32	265.0	0.0097974	0.0096902	0.0000358
MERCURY	1976-11-06 20:25	79.2	0.0290969	0.0282243	0.0002912
EARTH	1977-09-05 01:45	1.3	0.0008637	0.0008555	0.0000027
MERCURY	1978-06-22 20:21	< 1 min	0.0461744	0.0461581	0.0000054
MERCURY	1980-03-02 05:19	1.5	0.0421041	0.0420991	0.0000017
MERCURY	1981-11-13 09:27	1.9	0.0487476	0.0487449	0.0000009
EARTH	1982-08-08 18:30	< 1 min	0.1894970	0.1894874	0.0000032
MERCURY	1983-07-27 16:48	1.2	0.0473255	0.0473229	0.0000008
VENUS	1984-10-13 17:04	< 1 min	0.0319903	0.0319853	0.0000017
MERCURY	1985-04-08 05:16	< 1 min	0.0369095	0.0369071	0.0000008
EARTH	1986-08-30 11:47	< 1 min	0.0124118	0.0124115	0.0000001
VENUS	1986-10-26 09:40	< 1 min	0.0352709	0.0352707	0.0000001
MERCURY	1986-12-17 15:39	< 1 min	0.0248897	0.0248870	0.0000009
MERCURY	1988-08-27 11:17	< 1 min	0.0029330	0.0029244	0.0000029
MERCURY	1990-05-07 01:45	< 1 min	0.0179063	0.0178942	0.0000040
MERCURY	1992-01-14 07:50	< 1 min	0.0385267	0.0385136	0.0000043
EARTH	1995-08-25 08:41	< 1 min	0.0139763	0.0139756	0.0000002
EARTH	2004-08-21 03:01	< 1 min	0.0115806	0.0115787	0.0000007
EARTH	2008-09-12 01:15	< 1 min	0.1991168	0.1991134	0.0000011
VENUS	2013-04-08 14:03	< 1 s	0.0412036	0.0412034	0.0000001
EARTH	2013-08-19 15:14	< 1 min	0.0087370	0.0087369	0.0000000
EARTH	2022-08-29 09:23	< 1 s	0.0122494	0.0122494	0.0000000
VENUS	2024-02-27 08:14	< 1 s	0.0194731	0.0194722	0.0000003
VENUS	2026-03-10 12:27	< 1 min	0.0346523	0.0346522	0.0000000
EARTH	2027-08-08 05:13	< 1 min	0.1773941	0.1773893	0.0000016
EARTH	2031-09-07 05:25	< 1 min	0.0093382	0.0093316	0.0000022
EARTH	2036-08-07 22:22	< 1 min	0.0687118	0.0687044	0.0000025
EARTH	2040-09-12 21:48	< 1 min	0.1400439	0.1400235	0.0000068
MERCURY	2040-12-05 01:48	< 1 min	0.0377402	0.0377078	0.0000108
MERCURY	2042-08-10 09:16	1.5	0.0051703	0.0051350	0.0000118
VENUS	2043-03-26 04:07	< 1 min	0.0305005	0.0304757	0.0000083
MERCURY	2044-04-14 15:10	< 1 min	0.0174732	0.0174598	0.0000045
VENUS	2045-04-05 18:00	< 1 min	0.0426543	0.0426535	0.0000003
EARTH	2045-08-23 12:22	< 1 min	0.0127426	0.0127409	0.0000006
MERCURY	2045-12-17 08:49	< 1 min	0.0374211	0.0374150	0.0000020
MERCURY	2047-08-20 12:08	4.0	0.0478775	0.0478680	0.0000032
MERCURY	2049-04-22 04:58	7.2	0.0497625	0.0497555	0.0000023
EARTH	2050-08-08 02:25	< 1 min	0.1705568	0.1705086	0.0000161
MERCURY	2050-12-23 16:17	7.0	0.0435010	0.0434734	0.0000092
MERCURY	2052-08-27 12:26	4.0	0.0430426	0.0429975	0.0000151
EARTH	2054-09-10 09:30	3.2	0.0309231	0.0308557	0.0000225
EARTH	2059-08-10 16:05	2.9	0.0368600	0.0367910	0.0000230
VENUS	2062-04-20 11:10	1.3	0.0181211	0.0180636	0.0000192
EARTH	2063-09-13 09:32	< 1 min	0.1703116	0.1702284	0.0000277
VENUS	2064-05-01 04:57	1.2	0.0359301	0.0358923	0.0000126
EARTH	2068-08-26 03:40	10.3	0.0135784	0.0135740	0.0000015
EARTH	2073-08-07 20:02	< 1 min	0.1651254	0.1650198	0.0000352
EARTH	2077-09-10 06:26	3.1	0.0308394	0.0307733	0.0000220
VENUS	2081-05-17 02:22	< 1 min	0.0488915	0.0488513	0.0000134
EARTH	2082-08-09 22:59	< 1 min	0.0431654	0.0431582	0.0000024
MERCURY	2085-03-30 03:45	1.3	0.0350646	0.0350145	0.0000167
EARTH	2086-09-13 15:15	< 1 min	0.1472822	0.1472285	0.0000179
MERCURY	2086-12-04 20:26	3.0	0.0193687	0.0192773	0.0000305
MERCURY	2088-08-10 06:38	5.2	0.0034205	0.0033027	0.0000393
MERCURY	2090-04-16 23:53	< 1 min	0.0070644	0.0070555	0.0000029
EARTH	2091-08-21 04:25	4.8	0.0100054	0.0099994	0.0000020
MERCURY	2091-12-21 08:04	9.5	0.0246097	0.0245008	0.0000363
MERCURY	2093-08-24 05:54	23.5	0.0405539	0.0404225	0.0000438
VENUS	2094-04-16 00:37	1.6	0.0359712	0.0357615	0.0000700
MERCURY	2095-04-26 09:05	39.3	0.0498026	0.0497672	0.0000119
EARTH	2096-08-08 00:09	2.4	0.1822878	0.1820526	0.0000784
MERCURY	2096-12-25 05:54	39.8	0.0459053	0.0457692	0.0000458
MERCURY	2098-08-28 08:53	15.5	0.0441389	0.0439022	0.0000804
EARTH	2100-09-11 07:20	11.8	0.0331660	0.0329014	0.0000882
EARTH	2105-08-12 00:58	9.8	0.0292121	0.0290238	0.0000628
EARTH	2109-09-13 17:55	1.6	0.1823270	0.1822061	0.0000403
EARTH	2114-09-01 12:46	8.7	0.0098257	0.0098052	0.0000069
VENUS	2119-07-09 04:24	3.2	0.0434539	0.0431940	0.0000867
EARTH	2119-08-09 01:14	< 1 min	0.1335897	0.1333846	0.0000683
EARTH	2123-09-13 07:08	6.0	0.0464589	0.0462997	0.0000531

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Stationary Points

Ecc. an. ast.	Ecc. an. Earth	Distance in au	Classification
197.06199151	240.97569288	0.00002806	MINIMUM
165.61167976	222.65565043	0.00080281	MINIMUM
181.30819221	231.78925631	0.01272950	SADDLE
4.07681159	54.98892256	0.65296476	SADDLE
4.16339343	235.08905250	1.34854638	SADDLE
181.28774319	51.76093648	2.01424985	MAXIMUM

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