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NASA JPL SBDB · 141432

141432

141432 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.976 AU and a period of 0.96 yr.

Aten Observations: 472
Orbital Period · P
0.96 yr
v(q)
47.6 km/s
v(Q)
19.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.35 km
TJ
6.11
Eccentricity · e
0.4275

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.559 AU) and its farthest (1.393 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.834 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.96 yr (352 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.976 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.427) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 2.47° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 47.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.1 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

The measured diameter is 0.24 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.34 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 472 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5685 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
0.976 AU
Eccentricity
0.4275
Perihelion
0.559 AU
Aphelion
1.39324 AU
Inclination
2.47°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
134.85°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
0.239 km
Albedo
0.34
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
20.06

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.56851
Condition
0
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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