Orbit and dynamics
The path is an ellipse reaching 0.842 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.214 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.372 AU.
Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.028 AU gives an orbital period of 1.04 yr, or about 381 days.
An eccentricity of 0.181 makes the orbit moderately elongated.
A steep inclination of 20.4° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.
By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.5 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 = 19.69 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.41 km.
Observation record and orbit quality
The current orbit solution is based on 645 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.374 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
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 distance | Velocity |
|---|---|---|
| 2027-Sep-29 22:11 | 0.166752 AU 24945760 km |
13.68 km/s |
| 2048-Mar-14 14:03 | 0.199695 AU 29873979 km |
15.19 km/s |
| 2049-Apr-06 04:30 | 0.116678 AU 17454764 km |
11.86 km/s |
| 2051-Oct-01 02:39 | 0.099237 AU 14845663 km |
11.73 km/s |
| 2073-Mar-26 08:20 | 0.098702 AU 14765559 km |
12.84 km/s |
| 2075-Oct-04 19:58 | 0.130898 AU 19582058 km |
10.82 km/s |
| 2076-Sep-29 08:43 | 0.177941 AU 26619643 km |
13.96 km/s |
Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.
Physical Parameters
Orbit Quality
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