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NASA JPL SBDB · 2001 YC1

2001 YC1

2001 YC1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.195 AU it takes 1.31 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 13
Orbital Period · P
1.31 yr
v(q)
36.1 km/s
v(Q)
20.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
5.22
Eccentricity · e
0.2734

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.868 AU) and its farthest (1.522 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.654 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.31 yr (477 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.195 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.273 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 20.28° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.6 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 = 24.93 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 13 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.491 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 9 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

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
1.195 AU
Eccentricity
0.2734
Perihelion
0.868 AU
Aphelion
1.521713 AU
Inclination
20.28°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2452261.5
Mean Anomaly
315.85°

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
2078-Dec-25 00:49 0.304330 AU
45527086 km
10.68 km/s
2079-Jun-04 12:23 0.191656 AU
28671301 km
10.89 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
24.93

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.49103
Condition
9
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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