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NASA JPL SBDB · 2000 SG8

2000 SG8

2000 SG8 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 2.474 AU it takes 3.89 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 131
Orbital Period · P
3.89 yr
v(q)
81.9 km/s
v(Q)
4.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
1.02 km
TJ
2.66
Eccentricity · e
0.8986

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.251 AU) and its farthest (4.697 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 4.446 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 3.89 yr (1,421 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.474 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.899) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 24.25° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 81.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 4.4 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

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 17.71 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 1.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 131 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5251 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
2.474 AU
Eccentricity
0.8986
Perihelion
0.251 AU
Aphelion
4.697136 AU
Inclination
24.25°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
210.33°

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
2035-Sep-26 10:03 0.193452 AU
28939961 km
32.99 km/s
2067-Jun-13 16:03 0.480133 AU
71826813 km
38.65 km/s
2071-Jun-07 05:06 0.452570 AU
67703572 km
35.72 km/s
2075-Jun-03 11:04 0.438982 AU
65670796 km
33.81 km/s
2079-May-29 10:54 0.433636 AU
64871092 km
31.55 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
17.71

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.52508
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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