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NASA JPL SBDB · 1997 GK3

1997 GK3

1997 GK3 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.424 AU it takes 1.70 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 66
Orbital Period · P
1.70 yr
v(q)
33.6 km/s
v(Q)
18.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.1 km
TJ
4.6
Eccentricity · e
0.2899

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.011 AU) and its farthest (1.837 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.826 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.70 yr (621 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.424 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.29 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 18.37° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.5 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 22.67 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.1 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 66 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5456 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
1.424 AU
Eccentricity
0.2899
Perihelion
1.011 AU
Aphelion
1.836818 AU
Inclination
18.37°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
84.19°

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
2031-Apr-05 20:05 0.121225 AU
18135011 km
10.14 km/s
2048-Apr-03 20:26 0.177032 AU
26483682 km
9.77 km/s
2052-Nov-11 16:36 0.487509 AU
72930245 km
10.41 km/s
2053-Apr-24 10:33 0.459188 AU
68693489 km
20.10 km/s
2065-Apr-03 21:33 0.268154 AU
40115287 km
9.78 km/s
2069-Nov-18 04:18 0.450972 AU
67464449 km
9.90 km/s
2070-Apr-20 09:40 0.357373 AU
53462296 km
17.58 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
22.67

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.54564
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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