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NASA JPL SBDB · 2001 DG47

2001 DG47

2001 DG47 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.446 AU it takes 1.74 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 27
Orbital Period · P
1.74 yr
v(q)
34.8 km/s
v(Q)
17.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.09 km
TJ
4.55
Eccentricity · e
0.3275

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.973 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.92 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.947 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.446 AU gives an orbital period of 1.74 yr, or about 635 days.

An eccentricity of 0.328 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 16.85° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.6 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 = 23 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.09 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 27 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.2414 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 5 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
1.446 AU
Eccentricity
0.3275
Perihelion
0.973 AU
Aphelion
1.919565 AU
Inclination
16.85°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
225.5°

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
2033-Sep-13 14:43 0.464573 AU
69499126 km
9.78 km/s
2034-Feb-23 10:33 0.335425 AU
50178831 km
18.88 km/s
2040-Sep-30 12:06 0.341886 AU
51145354 km
8.58 km/s
2041-Feb-13 02:20 0.107953 AU
16149597 km
12.74 km/s
2047-Oct-19 02:26 0.287539 AU
43015232 km
8.67 km/s
2048-Feb-07 10:19 0.144550 AU
21624446 km
9.19 km/s
2054-Oct-18 00:21 0.340657 AU
50961573 km
14.11 km/s
2055-Feb-22 12:28 0.384218 AU
57478263 km
8.76 km/s
2074-Feb-28 08:54 0.425330 AU
63628473 km
21.75 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
23.0

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.2414
Condition
5
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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