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NASA JPL SBDB · 2002 CV46

2002 CV46

2002 CV46 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.417 AU once every 1.69 yr.

Amor Observations: 59
Orbital Period · P
1.69 yr
v(q)
30.6 km/s
v(Q)
20.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.16 km
TJ
4.49
Eccentricity · e
0.1979

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.136 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.697 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.561 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.417 AU gives an orbital period of 1.69 yr, or about 616 days.

An eccentricity of 0.198 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 36.65° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 30.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.5 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 = 21.67 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.16 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 59 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5168 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 1 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
1.417 AU
Eccentricity
0.1979
Perihelion
1.136 AU
Aphelion
1.697424 AU
Inclination
36.65°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
133.39°

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
2029-Feb-14 14:48 0.246904 AU
36936254 km
20.17 km/s
2034-Feb-18 11:39 0.233400 AU
34916150 km
18.89 km/s
2056-Feb-13 07:11 0.368476 AU
55123256 km
21.71 km/s
2061-Feb-17 00:40 0.171290 AU
25624554 km
19.05 km/s
2066-Feb-19 13:16 0.389619 AU
58286168 km
19.47 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
21.67

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51679
Condition
1
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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