365014 (2008 OX2)

Very small Apollo-class Asteroid

Near-Earth Potentially Hazardous
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Key Facts

  • Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid
  • Comparable in size to a football field
  • Will pass within 13,629,870 km of Earth in 2022
  • Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA)
  • Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA)
  • See orbit simulation

Overview

365014 (2008 OX2) is a very small asteroid whose orbit crosses the orbit of Earth. NASA JPL has classified 2008 OX2 as a "Potentially Hazardous Asteroid" due to its predicted close pass(es) with Earth.

2008 OX2 orbits the sun every 392 days (1.07 years), coming as close as 0.42 AU and reaching as far as 1.68 AU from the sun. Based on its brightness and the way it reflects light, 2008 OX2 is probably between 0.254 to 0.568 kilometers in diameter, making it larger than 90% of asteroids but tiny compared to large asteroids, very roughly comparable in size to a football field.

Close Approaches

2008 OX2's orbit is 0.03 AU from Earth's orbit at its closest point. This means that there is a wide berth between this asteroid and Earth at all times.

2008 OX2 has 24 close approaches predicted in the coming decades:

Date Distance from Earth (km) Velocity (km/s)
Sept. 12, 2022 13,629,870 18.913
May 14, 2028 11,099,081 16.910
Sept. 13, 2037 14,141,312 17.986
May 15, 2043 8,482,202 17.515
Sept. 13, 2052 15,336,866 17.363
May 16, 2058 6,419,464 18.039
Sept. 14, 2067 14,491,235 17.729
May 15, 2073 9,875,201 17.215
Sept. 12, 2082 13,475,378 18.693
May 14, 2088 15,506,317 16.039
Sept. 9, 2097 16,966,427 20.814
May 14, 2103 28,333,073 13.783
Sept. 7, 2112 26,660,349 23.374
May 24, 2119 22,337,246 23.140
Sept. 18, 2128 28,456,062 14.037
May 20, 2134 9,894,479 20.478
Sept. 17, 2143 20,732,231 15.694
May 18, 2149 5,297,781 18.874
Sept. 16, 2158 15,426,991 17.237
May 17, 2164 7,641,180 17.777
Sept. 14, 2173 13,251,739 18.645
May 16, 2179 17,094,171 15.772
Sept. 10, 2188 18,254,120 21.278
May 14, 2194 29,342,961 13.608

Images and Observations

2008 OX2's orbit is determined by observations dating back to June 11, 2008. It was last officially observed on Aug. 5, 2023. The IAU Minor Planet Center records 292 observations used to determine its orbit.

Accessibility and Exploration

This asteroid is not considered a viable target for human exploration by the NHATS study.

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Orbital Elements

  • Epoch: 2460200.5 JD
  • Semi-major axis: 1.048 AU
  • Eccentricity: 0.6019
  • Inclination: 6.65°
  • Longitude of Ascending Node: 220.12°
  • Argument of Periapsis: 252.03°
  • Mean Anomaly: 285.6°

Physical Characteristics

  • Diameter: ~0.328 km
  • Magnitude: 20.1

Derived Characteristics

  • Orbit Period: 392 days (1.07 years)
  • Avg. Orbit Speed: 29.08 km/s
  • Aphelion Distance: 1.68 AU
  • Perihelion Distance: 0.42 AU

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Size Rendering

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