Last update on January 06, 2022
Asteroid 2021 XS4
The asteroid 2021 XS4 was discovered on December 08, 2021. This near-Earth object belongs to the Aten group.
It makes one orbit around the Sun in 364 days. The aphelion (farthest point from the Sun) of the asteroid 2021 XS4 orbits is 177 million kilometers, and the perihelion (nearest point to the Sun) is 121 million kilometers.
The distance of the asteroid 2021 XS4 from Earth is currently --.-- million kilometers, equivalent to --.-- astronomical units. Light takes -- minutes and -- seconds to travel from the asteroid 2021 XS4 and arrive to us.
Approach to Earth
This year, the asteroid 2021 XS4 will pass past Earth on December 14 at 04:09 at a distance of 5.55 million kilometers at a speed of 10 kilometers per second.
The next close approach of asteroid 2021 XS4 to our planet will happen on December 14, 2023. On that day, its distance to Earth will be 8.44 million kilometers.
Position in the sky for your location
The asteroid 2021 XS4
List of asteroid close approaches to Earth
Distance of planets from the Sun and Earth and visibility in the sky for your location
Mercury
1.75m
current distance from the Sun
46.3 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
107.6 million kilometers
Capricornus
Venus
-4.33m
current distance from the Sun
107.5 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
41.9 million kilometers
Sagittarius
Earth
current distance from the Sun
147.2 million kilometers
current distance from the Moon
395.4 thousand kilometers
Mars
1.47m
current distance from the Sun
226.5 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
336.0 million kilometers
Ophiuchus
Ceres
drawf planet
8.26m
current distance from the Sun
404.6 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
310.7 million kilometers
Taurus
Jupiter
-2.08m
current distance from the Sun
746.4 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
860.4 million kilometers
Aquarius
Saturn
0.77m
current distance from the Sun
1 483.4 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
1 624.6 million kilometers
Capricornus
Uranus
5.77m
current distance from the Sun
2 950.1 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
2 914.4 million kilometers
Aries
Neptune
7.8m
current distance from the Sun
4 476.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
4 563.2 million kilometers
Aquarius
Pluto
drawf planet
14.44m
current distance from the Sun
5 153.0 million kilometers
current distance from Earth
5 300.0 million kilometers
Sagittarius