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NASA JPL SBDB · 2004 VM24

2004 VM24

2004 VM24 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.14 AU it takes 1.22 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 141
Orbital Period · P
1.22 yr
v(q)
44.2 km/s
v(Q)
17.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.41
Eccentricity · e
0.4293

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.65 AU) and its farthest (1.629 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.979 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.22 yr (445 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.14 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.429) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 2.92° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 44.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.6 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 = 25.7 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 141 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3937 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 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
1.14 AU
Eccentricity
0.4293
Perihelion
0.65 AU
Aphelion
1.629402 AU
Inclination
2.92°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
215.07°

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-Jul-10 12:56 0.427728 AU
63987152 km
9.82 km/s
2032-Nov-05 19:57 0.000493 AU
73761 km
17.22 km/s
2034-May-26 04:09 0.016948 AU
2535410 km
10.14 km/s
2040-Jun-18 01:38 0.232955 AU
34849644 km
24.25 km/s
2043-Oct-21 06:29 0.344571 AU
51547113 km
27.96 km/s
2049-Nov-12 14:45 0.000456 AU
68171 km
13.09 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
25.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.39372
Condition
7
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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