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NASA JPL SBDB · 2001 VF2

2001 VF2

2001 VF2 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.818 AU once every 2.45 yr.

Amor Observations: 142
Orbital Period · P
2.45 yr
v(q)
33.2 km/s
v(Q)
14.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.29 km
TJ
3.94
Eccentricity · e
0.3848

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.118 AU) and its farthest (2.518 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.4 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.45 yr (895 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.818 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.385 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.91° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 14.7 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 = 20.45 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.29 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 142 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4882 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
1.818 AU
Eccentricity
0.3848
Perihelion
1.118 AU
Aphelion
2.517566 AU
Inclination
8.91°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
2.14°

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-Nov-21 09:35 0.348344 AU
52111527 km
10.08 km/s
2050-Nov-28 15:54 0.163255 AU
24422669 km
5.85 km/s
2077-Nov-26 09:45 0.147758 AU
22104222 km
6.12 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
20.45

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.4882
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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