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NASA JPL SBDB · 1996 BA1

1996 BA1

1996 BA1 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.985 AU once every 2.80 yr.

Amor Observations: 162
Orbital Period · P
2.80 yr
v(q)
31.3 km/s
v(Q)
14.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.29 km
TJ
3.76
Eccentricity · e
0.3719

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.246 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.723 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.477 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.985 AU gives an orbital period of 2.80 yr, or about 1,021 days.

An eccentricity of 0.372 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.65° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 14.3 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 = 20.43 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.29 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 162 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5468 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
1.985 AU
Eccentricity
0.3719
Perihelion
1.246 AU
Aphelion
2.723222 AU
Inclination
6.65°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
305.09°

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
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
20.43

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.54682
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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