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NASA JPL SBDB · 2005 FK

2005 FK

2005 FK belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.526 AU it takes 1.89 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 125
Orbital Period · P
1.89 yr
v(q)
37.3 km/s
v(Q)
15.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.07 km
TJ
4.39
Eccentricity · e
0.411

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.899 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.153 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.254 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.526 AU gives an orbital period of 1.89 yr, or about 689 days.

The high eccentricity (0.411) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.92° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 37.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 15.6 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 = 23.4 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.07 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 125 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.445 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

Semi-Major Axis
1.526 AU
Eccentricity
0.411
Perihelion
0.899 AU
Aphelion
2.153186 AU
Inclination
5.92°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
66.15°

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
2037-Jun-01 02:33 0.150164 AU
22464261 km
7.93 km/s
2039-Mar-04 12:17 0.480584 AU
71894357 km
24.07 km/s
2052-Aug-10 21:51 0.295718 AU
44238730 km
18.29 km/s
2054-Apr-04 03:43 0.055750 AU
8340028 km
9.40 km/s
2054-Aug-16 03:05 0.463355 AU
69316874 km
4.74 km/s
2069-Jul-31 18:13 0.128080 AU
19160504 km
13.03 km/s
2071-Mar-21 08:26 0.158828 AU
23760397 km
14.53 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
23.4

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.44498
Condition
0
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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