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NASA JPL SBDB · 2006 DP11

2006 DP11

2006 DP11 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.859 AU it takes 2.53 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 94
Orbital Period · P
2.53 yr
v(q)
51.8 km/s
v(Q)
9.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.44 km
TJ
3.65
Eccentricity · e
0.6981

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.561 AU) and its farthest (3.157 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.596 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.53 yr (926 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.859 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.698) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.52° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 51.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 9.2 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 = 19.53 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.44 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 94 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5473 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
1.859 AU
Eccentricity
0.6981
Perihelion
0.561 AU
Aphelion
3.156768 AU
Inclination
8.52°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
26.43°

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-Sep-06 09:22 0.275211 AU
41171049 km
15.33 km/s
2033-Nov-02 12:01 0.426873 AU
63859235 km
22.00 km/s
2038-Dec-19 00:02 0.393129 AU
58811202 km
18.80 km/s
2044-Feb-14 05:33 0.123852 AU
18528001 km
20.11 km/s
2049-Mar-07 02:39 0.415542 AU
62164139 km
33.16 km/s
2056-Jul-18 08:44 0.484184 AU
72432960 km
34.84 km/s
2061-Aug-10 06:12 0.137442 AU
20561001 km
22.29 km/s
2066-Sep-29 20:59 0.357289 AU
53449631 km
17.59 km/s
2071-Nov-18 19:34 0.433509 AU
64851967 km
22.29 km/s
2077-Jan-14 17:23 0.315401 AU
47183265 km
14.26 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
19.53

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.54725
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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