2013 XA22

Very small Apollo-class Asteroid

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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a school bus or smaller
  • Will pass within 2,928,882 km of Earth in 2020
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Not a Potentially Hazardous Object
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

2013 XA22 is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2013 XA22 as a "Near Earth Asteroid" due to its orbit's proximity to Earth, but it is not considered potentially hazardous because computer simulations have not indicated any imminent likelihood of future collision.

2013 XA22 orbits the sun every 423 days (1.16 years), coming as close as 0.84 AU and reaching as far as 1.36 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2013 XA22 is probably between 0.046 to 0.206 kilometers in diameter, making it a small to average asteroid, very roughly comparable in size to a school bus or smaller.

The rotation of 2013 XA22 has been observed. It completes a rotation on its axis every 2.29 hours.

Close Approaches

2013 XA22's orbit is 0.00 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that its orbit is relatively close to Earth's orbit.

2013 XA22 has 28 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
June 8, 2020 2,928,882 6.682
Nov. 23, 2028 7,998,183 8.767
Sept. 26, 2035 23,314,502 6.096
July 19, 2042 20,546,076 5.464
June 2, 2049 13,603,702 9.859
Nov. 19, 2057 3,348,506 6.694
Aug. 7, 2064 24,285,733 6.272
May 30, 2071 20,770,166 11.262
Oct. 3, 2079 22,320,355 5.844
Dec. 9, 2079 28,527,501 3.756
June 12, 2086 7,964,512 5.696
Nov. 24, 2094 9,198,505 9.002
Sept. 20, 2101 24,285,186 6.307
June 25, 2108 14,522,416 4.822
May 30, 2115 24,688,889 12.020
Dec. 1, 2116 29,766,491 13.164
Nov. 11, 2123 12,059,793 4.938
Aug. 12, 2130 24,564,179 6.361
June 4, 2137 8,766,208 8.921
Nov. 13, 2145 10,828,350 5.141
July 22, 2152 21,415,236 5.631
Nov. 29, 2160 20,796,736 11.358
Sept. 19, 2167 24,628,461 6.378
June 10, 2174 2,729,684 6.704
May 28, 2181 28,219,947 12.722
Dec. 1, 2182 28,069,742 12.835
Nov. 18, 2189 4,440,580 6.455
Aug. 27, 2196 25,556,625 6.600

Images and Observations

2013 XA22's orbit is determined by observations dating back to Dec. 13, 2013. It was last officially observed on June 8, 2020. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 290 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

2013 XA22 can be reached with a journey of 378 days. This trajectory would require a delta-v of 7.1 km/s. To put this into perspective, the delta-v to launch a rocket to Low-Earth Orbit is 9.7 km/s. There are 99,084 potential trajectories and launch windows to this asteroid.

See more at the NHATS Mission Trajectories table for 2013 XA22.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 1.103 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.2374
  • Inclination: 1.97°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 82.53°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 257.66°
  • Mean Anomaly: 236.86°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.126 km
  • Magnitude: 22.89

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 423 days (1.16 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 28.37 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.36 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.84 AU
  • Rotation Period: 2.29 hours

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Size Rendering

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