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NASA JPL SBDB · 2004 BW18

2004 BW18

2004 BW18 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.373 AU once every 1.61 yr.

Amor Observations: 99
Orbital Period · P
1.61 yr
v(q)
32.9 km/s
v(Q)
19.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.11 km
TJ
4.78
Eccentricity · e
0.2531

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.025 AU) and its farthest (1.721 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.696 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.61 yr (588 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.373 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.253 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.11° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.6 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 = 22.5 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.11 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 99 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5498 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 5 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
1.373 AU
Eccentricity
0.2531
Perihelion
1.025 AU
Aphelion
1.720506 AU
Inclination
5.11°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
315.27°

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
2033-Jan-09 02:24 0.291104 AU
43548549 km
12.15 km/s
2033-May-05 07:45 0.327672 AU
49019104 km
3.26 km/s
2041-Jan-28 01:34 0.050448 AU
7546844 km
4.99 km/s
2049-Feb-28 04:21 0.102467 AU
15328870 km
5.13 km/s
2056-Dec-01 16:35 0.337850 AU
50541674 km
3.46 km/s
2057-Mar-25 20:18 0.320606 AU
47961970 km
11.92 km/s
2064-Nov-04 00:20 0.451565 AU
67553148 km
6.02 km/s
2070-Jun-03 19:40 0.449924 AU
67307644 km
6.18 km/s
2078-Jan-08 21:11 0.287202 AU
42964831 km
12.78 km/s
2078-May-09 15:30 0.325752 AU
48731783 km
3.65 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
22.5

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.54979
Condition
5
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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