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NASA JPL SBDB · 1995 UC2

1995 UC2

1995 UC2 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.774 AU once every 2.36 yr.

Amor Observations: 52
Orbital Period · P
2.36 yr
v(q)
31.9 km/s
v(Q)
15.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.24 km
TJ
3.89
Eccentricity · e
0.3407

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.17 AU) and its farthest (2.378 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.208 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.36 yr (863 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.774 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.341 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 28.88° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 15.7 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 20.89 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.24 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 52 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.615 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
1.774 AU
Eccentricity
0.3407
Perihelion
1.17 AU
Aphelion
2.378402 AU
Inclination
28.88°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
31.44°

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
2028-May-21 17:13 0.456884 AU
68348923 km
15.09 km/s
2028-Sep-29 16:35 0.470400 AU
70370876 km
17.08 km/s
2047-Oct-10 11:19 0.494806 AU
74021928 km
14.49 km/s
2054-May-22 11:02 0.458526 AU
68594478 km
15.14 km/s
2054-Sep-30 07:41 0.465483 AU
69635324 km
16.97 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
20.89

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.61504
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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