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NASA JPL SBDB · 141053

141053

141053 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.528 AU it takes 1.89 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 503
Orbital Period · P
1.89 yr
v(q)
46.7 km/s
v(Q)
12.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.6 km
TJ
4.29
Eccentricity · e
0.5794

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.643 AU) and its farthest (2.413 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.77 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.89 yr (690 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.528 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.579) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 2.73° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 46.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 12.4 km/s at aphelion.

Because q < 1 AU and Q > 1 AU, this orbit geometrically intersects the region of Earth's orbit.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 18.86 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.6 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 503 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5066 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 means the orbit is very well determined, leaving only a small uncertainty in the future ephemeris.

About these computed values

Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis
1.528 AU
Eccentricity
0.5794
Perihelion
0.643 AU
Aphelion
2.413323 AU
Inclination
2.73°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
20.97°

Orbit diagram

The Sun sits at the focus (orange). Earth's orbit is the grey circle at 1 AU. The red dot marks the object's position at the catalog epoch.

3D orbit (interactive)

Drag to rotate; scroll or pinch to zoom. The Sun is at the focus (orange), Earth's orbit is the grey ring at 1 AU, and the red dot marks the object's current position.

Close approaches

Predicted close approaches to Earth, from NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).

Date (UTC)Miss distanceVelocity
2035-Nov-27 14:49 0.143901 AU
21527328 km
13.23 km/s
2039-May-31 00:34 0.174929 AU
26169077 km
22.37 km/s
2052-Dec-02 01:39 0.087460 AU
13083802 km
15.05 km/s
2056-Jun-03 00:38 0.109183 AU
16333569 km
20.35 km/s
2069-Dec-04 17:00 0.060158 AU
8999442 km
16.03 km/s
2073-Jun-04 15:28 0.088296 AU
13208874 km
19.67 km/s

Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
18.86

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.5066
Condition
0
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database · NASA CNEOS. Orbital periods, perihelion and aphelion speeds, and diameter estimates on this page are computed by SpaceAtlas from the JPL SBDB orbital elements. They are derived quantities, not values copied from the source catalogue.

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