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2019 XF2

Apollo · NASA JPL Small-Body Database

20/100

Minor interest

Noteworthiness · not impact risk

Flarient Concern Assessment

A noteworthiness score based on closeness, size, velocity and observability. This is not an impact risk score — check NASA Sentry for impact probability.

Closest approach
4 Dec 2026
Distance
1189881 M km
Lunar distances
3.1 LD
Velocity
10.2 km/s

Physical Parameters

Absolute magnitude (H)
27.1
Estimated diameter
0.01 km
Diameter source
H-mag estimate
~14 m across

Orbit Uncertainty & Observations

Condition code (U)
7/9
Observations used
40
Data arc span
1 d
First observation
6 Dec 2019
Last observation
7 Dec 2019
RMS of fit
0.78″

Orbit has moderate uncertainty (U=7) — expect position errors of several arcminutes. Use Horizons for the latest ephemeris.

Orbital Elements

Semi-major axis
1.110 AU
Eccentricity
0.2480
Inclination
13.70°
Perihelion (q)
0.833 AU
Aphelion (Q)
1.380 AU
Orbital period
426.00 yr
Asc. node (Ω)
252.00°
Arg. perihelion (ω)
102.00°
Tisserand (Jup)
5.565

Full designation: (2019 XF2)

MOID (Earth): 0.002850 AU — inside PHA threshold

MOID (Jupiter): 4.040 AU

Risk Assessment

This object is small enough to burn up in Earth's atmosphere. No ground impact risk.

Close-Approach History

DateDistanceMin distVelocityH mag
4 Dec 20261189881 M km456939 M km10.2 km/s27.1

Near-Earth objects are tracked continuously by NASA's Planetary Defense Coordination Office. Most pass safely; the distances shown here are in millions of kilometres and Lunar Distances (LD), where 1 LD ≈ 384,400 km — the average Earth–Moon distance.

7-Day Ephemeris

JPL Horizons

Daily positions from NASA JPL Horizons. Share location for altitude/azimuth.

Share location for altitude & observability

DateRADecMag
06 Oct16 08 49.82+11 32 28.928.5
07 Oct16 10 38.88+11 50 30.428.5
08 Oct16 12 25.53+12 08 39.228.5
09 Oct16 14 09.71+12 26 54.728.5
10 Oct16 15 51.39+12 45 16.528.5
11 Oct16 17 30.50+13 03 44.028.5
12 Oct16 19 07.00+13 22 16.628.5
13 Oct16 20 40.82+13 40 53.828.5

Angular rate: up to 68 arcsec/min — moderate motion, stack short exposures.

Ephemeris computed for 00:00 UT each day · 2026-10-06 to 2026-10-13