Near-Earth asteroid

2201 Oljato (1947 XC)

2201 Oljato (1947 XC) is a near-Earth asteroid with an estimated diameter of 2.3–5.1 km (1.4–3.2 mi), in the APO orbit class. Its next listed approach within 0.2 au is on December 16, 2040. NASA classifies it as potentially hazardous.

Potentially hazardous

2.3–5.1 km

Estimated diameter

15.32

Absolute magnitude (H)

Approaches within 0.2 au, 1900–2200

Upcoming close approaches to Earth

10 approaches within 0.2 au (about 30 million km) are calculated from now to 2200. The closest in the 1900–2200 record is on December 17, 2072 at about 12,699,363 km.

Future Earth approaches (JPL Close Approach Data)
Date (TDB)	Nominal distance km	Lunar dist.	Speed km/s	Time uncertainty
2040-Dec-16 12:56	14,946,323	38.9	23.28	< 00:01
2044-May-30 11:55	19,278,678	50.2	16.52	< 00:01
2056-Dec-14 21:02	17,674,988	46.0	24.07	< 00:01
2060-May-23 09:49	28,758,695	74.8	14.89	< 00:01
2072-Dec-17 21:47	12,699,363	33.0	22.79	< 00:01
2076-May-28 17:05	23,012,640	59.9	15.85	< 00:01
2139-Dec-16 07:15	21,968,447	57.1	24.93	< 00:01
2175-Jan-11 08:51	29,400,470	76.5	14.81	< 00:01
2178-Jun-19 11:35	14,671,063	38.2	23.2	< 00:01
2190-Dec-18 13:31	21,208,490	55.2	24.43	< 00:01

Orbit

Orbit class: APO — Near-Earth asteroid orbits which cross the Earth’s orbit similar to that of 1862 Apollo
Orbital period: 1,174.5 days (3.22 years)
Minimum orbit intersection distance: 0.00271 au (405,410 km)
Observed: December 3, 1931 to October 8, 2026

Recent past approaches

Past Earth approaches within 0.2 au since 1900 (JPL), most recent 6
Date (TDB)	Distance km	Lunar dist.	Speed km/s
1983-Jun-20 00:47	27,656,158	71.9	25.68
1967-Jun-17 01:15	16,814,801	43.7	23.88
1951-Jun-15 02:04	14,880,500	38.7	23.25
1948-Jan-05 23:14	26,715,188	69.5	15.08
1935-Jun-16 04:50	16,198,457	42.1	23.67
1903-Jun-18 07:18	25,844,528	67.2	25.35

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Sources

Size, hazard status and this week’s approach — NASA NeoWs (copy taken Oct 28, 2026, 2:39 AM EDT)
Close-approach list — JPL SBDB Close Approach Data API (copy taken Oct 28, 2026, 2:39 AM EDT)
Full orbit details — JPL Small-Body Database: 2201 Oljato (1947 XC)

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