Orbit and dynamics
Between its closest point (0.936 AU) and its farthest (1.74 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.804 AU over every revolution.
One full revolution takes 1.55 yr (565 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.338 AU.
An eccentricity of 0.3 makes the orbit moderately elongated.
Its inclination of 3.61° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.
By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.9 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 = 23.5 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.07 km.
Observation record and orbit quality
Astrometry from 43 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4482 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
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 distance | Velocity |
|---|---|---|
| 2031-Jun-04 23:35 | 0.051132 AU 7649199 km |
7.64 km/s |
| 2031-Oct-25 22:11 | 0.356385 AU 53314493 km |
4.48 km/s |
| 2034-Apr-05 10:55 | 0.485704 AU 72660254 km |
7.21 km/s |
| 2034-Oct-05 23:08 | 0.239263 AU 35793251 km |
14.22 km/s |
| 2048-Jun-12 14:03 | 0.057908 AU 8662905 km |
6.31 km/s |
| 2051-Oct-09 12:40 | 0.300588 AU 44967365 km |
16.06 km/s |
| 2062-May-09 22:59 | 0.432446 AU 64693056 km |
19.77 km/s |
| 2065-Jul-27 03:02 | 0.099375 AU 14866283 km |
5.77 km/s |
| 2068-Oct-14 22:46 | 0.426411 AU 63790207 km |
19.75 km/s |
| 2079-May-16 18:26 | 0.301856 AU 45157009 km |
15.93 km/s |
Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.
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