(2002 WX12)OBJECT DETAIL
IDENTITY
ID
3143117
MAG (H)
20.04
DIAMETER
0.261 – 0.583 km
HAZARD
no
ORBITAL ELEMENTS
ORBIT
22
OBSERVED
2002-11-30 → 2025-10-29
OBSERVATIONS
115
PERIOD
848.26 days
ECCENTRICITY
0.659
INCLINATION
8.70°
ORBIT DIAGRAM
Sun-centered map with AU grid. The asteroid orbit is drawn with its real eccentricity. Click any close-approach date below to highlight the encounter point on the map.
Orbital period: 848 days. Animation: 1 full revolution = 20 s real time.
Sun (focus)Earth orbit (1 AU)Earth (animated, 365.25 d period)NEO orbitNEO position (animated, 1 cycle = 20 s)Perihelion (q): closest to SunAphelion (Q): farthest from SunTime tick: quarter-period intervalAU grid ring
CLOSE APPROACHES
27 recorded close approaches. Click any date to highlight that encounter on the orbit diagram above.
| Date | Velocity (km/s) | Miss (km) | LD | Body |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900-12-18 | 15.65 | 428,279,12 | 57.14 | Venus |
| 1937-12-29 | 15.98 | 953,522,62 | 68.19 | Earth |
| 1944-12-17 | 21.78 | 696,949,02 | 54.48 | Earth |
| 1952-02-15 | 23.87 | 767,818,71 | 46.33 | Venus |
| 1961-06-23 | 20.64 | 595,328,91 | 51.55 | Earth |
| 1963-08-08 | 18.40 | 218,749,02 | 54.47 | Venus |
| 1972-12-28 | 15.88 | 244,631,31 | 34.16 | Venus |
| 1993-10-08 | 15.33 | 539,698,12 | 56.94 | Venus |
| 2002-12-21 | 19.82 | 713,619,81 | 49.19 | Earth |
| 2003-03-01 | 18.58 | 339,620,4 | 10.47 | Venus |
| 2019-06-29 | 23.62 | 503,460,82 | 72.98 | Earth |
| 2024-01-23 | 16.23 | 490,200,01 | 26.01 | Venus |
| 2026-06-18 | 18.53 | 124,057,02 | 53.96 | Earth |
| 2044-12-06 | 15.60 | 969,199,91 | 51.99 | Venus |
| 2065-09-26 | 16.46 | 719,933,12 | 55.49 | Venus |
| 2067-12-25 | 18.24 | 051,610,12 | 54.65 | Earth |
| 2075-02-11 | 15.99 | 201,750,31 | 33.95 | Venus |
| 2084-06-20 | 19.20 | 946,576,02 | 53.76 | Earth |
| 2105-03-20 | 15.89 | 680,073,12 | 55.57 | Venus |
| 2118-12-28 | 17.61 | 532,874,22 | 58.45 | Earth |
| 2126-01-09 | 17.21 | 280,024,12 | 55.70 | Venus |
| 2135-06-06 | 17.79 | 020,072,5 | 13.70 | Venus |
| 2142-06-19 | 17.97 | 844,237,22 | 59.11 | Earth |
| 2165-08-02 | 20.18 | 479,675,7 | 19.70 | Venus |
| 2176-12-26 | 18.56 | 617,724,12 | 55.72 | Earth |
| 2193-06-21 | 18.88 | 361,208,12 | 56.69 | Earth |
| 2195-09-19 | 17.86 | 577,460,6 | 15.77 | Venus |