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NASA JPL SBDB · 152931

152931

152931 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.93 AU and a period of 0.90 yr.

Aten Observations: 2,232
Orbital Period · P
0.90 yr
v(q)
50.5 km/s
v(Q)
18.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
1.94 km
TJ
6.26
Eccentricity · e
0.4558

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.506 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.353 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.847 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 0.93 AU gives an orbital period of 0.90 yr, or about 327 days.

The high eccentricity (0.456) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 28.58° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 50.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.9 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 1.65 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.237 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 2,232 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.495 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
0.9297 AU
Eccentricity
0.4558
Perihelion
0.506 AU
Aphelion
1.353457 AU
Inclination
28.58°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
277.0°

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
2045-Apr-27 14:12 0.168597 AU
25221775 km
21.62 km/s
2071-Apr-27 03:16 0.174373 AU
26085892 km
22.04 km/s

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

Physical Parameters

Diameter
1.646 km
Albedo
0.237
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
16.31

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.49502
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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