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NASA JPL SBDB · 2001 MY7

2001 MY7

2001 MY7 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 2.908 AU once every 4.96 yr.

Amor Observations: 119
Orbital Period · P
4.96 yr
v(q)
37.1 km/s
v(Q)
8.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.16 km
TJ
2.87
Eccentricity · e
0.6369

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.056 AU) and its farthest (4.76 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 3.704 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 4.96 yr (1,811 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.908 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.637) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 20.56° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 37.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 8.2 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 21.78 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.16 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 119 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4743 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
2.908 AU
Eccentricity
0.6369
Perihelion
1.056 AU
Aphelion
4.760105 AU
Inclination
20.56°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
353.46°

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
2046-Jun-09 16:21 0.445425 AU
66634579 km
22.06 km/s
2051-Jun-12 17:27 0.359612 AU
53797149 km
20.46 km/s
2056-Jun-10 09:23 0.380290 AU
56890542 km
21.09 km/s
2061-Jun-09 00:56 0.419649 AU
62778653 km
21.90 km/s
2066-Jun-09 08:24 0.424540 AU
63510317 km
21.92 km/s
2071-Jun-13 07:41 0.362242 AU
54190692 km
20.34 km/s
2076-Jul-06 07:08 0.120992 AU
18100144 km
12.70 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
21.78

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.47433
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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