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NASA JPL SBDB · 2001 BF10

2001 BF10

2001 BF10 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.611 AU it takes 2.04 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 42
Orbital Period · P
2.04 yr
v(q)
37.7 km/s
v(Q)
14.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.11 km
TJ
4.23
Eccentricity · e
0.4406

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.901 AU) and its farthest (2.321 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.42 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.04 yr (747 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.611 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.441) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 1.49° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 37.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 14.6 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 = 22.6 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.11 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 42 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3731 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 2 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
1.611 AU
Eccentricity
0.4406
Perihelion
0.901 AU
Aphelion
2.320807 AU
Inclination
1.49°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
125.54°

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
2041-Dec-26 02:31 0.473367 AU
70814675 km
23.57 km/s
2044-Jan-11 06:15 0.185142 AU
27696878 km
14.83 km/s
2046-Feb-18 09:11 0.076383 AU
11426736 km
7.66 km/s
2048-May-02 16:14 0.019844 AU
2968567 km
9.84 km/s
2050-May-27 21:20 0.354239 AU
52993337 km
19.83 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
22.6

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.37306
Condition
2
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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