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NASA JPL SBDB · 152978

152978

152978 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.162 AU it takes 1.25 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 864
Orbital Period · P
1.25 yr
v(q)
35.2 km/s
v(Q)
21.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.43 km
TJ
5.31
Eccentricity · e
0.2368

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.887 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.437 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.55 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.162 AU gives an orbital period of 1.25 yr, or about 458 days.

An eccentricity of 0.237 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 25.01° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.7 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 0.53 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.109 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 864 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4205 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
1.162 AU
Eccentricity
0.2368
Perihelion
0.887 AU
Aphelion
1.437162 AU
Inclination
25.01°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
245.96°

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
0.531 km
Albedo
0.109
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
19.57

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.42055
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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