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NASA JPL SBDB · 2005 BU

2005 BU

2005 BU is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.847 AU and a period of 0.78 yr.

Aten Observations: 32
Orbital Period · P
0.78 yr
v(q)
44.1 km/s
v(Q)
23.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
6.89
Eccentricity · e
0.3006

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.593 AU) and its farthest (1.102 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.509 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.78 yr (285 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.847 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.301 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 12.99° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 44.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.7 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 = 26.7 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 32 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3671 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
0.8472 AU
Eccentricity
0.3006
Perihelion
0.593 AU
Aphelion
1.101868 AU
Inclination
12.99°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
275.37°

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-Oct-30 08:18 0.358119 AU
53573844 km
8.85 km/s
2030-Mar-07 12:39 0.204718 AU
30625327 km
8.12 km/s
2033-Jan-20 20:27 0.311189 AU
46553147 km
20.16 km/s
2033-Aug-13 09:01 0.418707 AU
62637680 km
16.11 km/s
2037-Feb-13 03:53 0.162425 AU
24298453 km
8.36 km/s
2037-May-24 11:39 0.281842 AU
42162898 km
8.45 km/s
2040-Jan-25 15:34 0.414753 AU
62046109 km
23.47 km/s
2040-Aug-25 00:32 0.428961 AU
64171712 km
16.11 km/s
2041-Mar-26 21:10 0.435762 AU
65188996 km
21.27 km/s
2044-Jan-27 14:31 0.094630 AU
14156407 km
8.41 km/s
2044-Jun-11 14:52 0.314312 AU
47020368 km
10.81 km/s
2047-Sep-05 15:05 0.432688 AU
64729139 km
15.74 km/s
2048-Mar-30 06:53 0.362223 AU
54187733 km
18.26 km/s
2051-Jan-17 04:06 0.022194 AU
3320178 km
9.16 km/s
2051-Jun-25 17:17 0.342289 AU
51205719 km
12.46 km/s
2054-Sep-14 14:57 0.431255 AU
64514888 km
15.15 km/s
2055-Apr-02 18:27 0.317072 AU
47433251 km
15.81 km/s
2058-Jan-14 06:34 0.014665 AU
2193783 km
10.31 km/s
2058-Jul-04 05:01 0.362349 AU
54206690 km
13.39 km/s
2061-Sep-26 06:11 0.424002 AU
63429794 km
13.94 km/s
2062-Apr-05 22:52 0.264358 AU
39547447 km
12.65 km/s
2065-Jan-14 11:42 0.137378 AU
20551395 km
13.67 km/s
2065-Jul-19 20:35 0.388754 AU
58156710 km
14.85 km/s
2068-Oct-13 12:29 0.405090 AU
60600606 km
11.58 km/s
2069-Apr-02 21:41 0.222976 AU
33356769 km
8.63 km/s
2072-Jan-18 17:20 0.255808 AU
38268337 km
17.48 km/s
2072-Aug-03 13:02 0.407810 AU
61007443 km
15.76 km/s
2075-Nov-06 23:39 0.354886 AU
53090182 km
7.64 km/s
2076-Feb-28 23:00 0.204113 AU
30534845 km
8.22 km/s
2079-Jan-23 03:54 0.376150 AU
56271171 km
21.54 km/s
2079-Aug-19 04:02 0.422111 AU
63146868 km
16.11 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
26.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.36711
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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