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NASA JPL SBDB · 2001 QM142

2001 QM142

2001 QM142 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.235 AU it takes 1.37 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 40
Orbital Period · P
1.37 yr
v(q)
42.4 km/s
v(Q)
17 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.11 km
TJ
5.09
Eccentricity · e
0.4283

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.706 AU) and its farthest (1.764 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.058 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.37 yr (501 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.235 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.428) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.85° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 42.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17 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 = 22.54 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.11 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 40 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4051 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
1.235 AU
Eccentricity
0.4283
Perihelion
0.706 AU
Aphelion
1.763951 AU
Inclination
5.85°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
316.72°

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
2028-Jan-02 05:17 0.276974 AU
41434782 km
11.78 km/s
2028-Apr-02 05:54 0.410382 AU
61392260 km
7.26 km/s
2032-Mar-27 23:27 0.313703 AU
46929290 km
21.75 km/s
2034-Sep-03 17:07 0.258067 AU
38606336 km
19.99 km/s
2038-Aug-21 19:14 0.429528 AU
64256457 km
8.19 km/s
2038-Dec-05 00:15 0.287663 AU
43033744 km
11.97 km/s
2043-Mar-19 13:06 0.134511 AU
20122488 km
16.38 km/s
2045-Aug-26 17:19 0.422076 AU
63141610 km
24.87 km/s
2049-Nov-08 02:41 0.255104 AU
38163080 km
10.09 km/s
2054-Mar-10 17:54 0.038651 AU
5782035 km
12.12 km/s
2060-Sep-26 21:42 0.147134 AU
22010956 km
8.46 km/s
2065-Feb-21 01:00 0.159126 AU
23804883 km
8.68 km/s
2071-Sep-17 07:48 0.040812 AU
6105418 km
12.37 km/s
2076-Jan-19 16:20 0.248346 AU
37152097 km
10.65 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
22.54

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.40505
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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