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NASA JPL SBDB · 2006 FV33

2006 FV33

2006 FV33 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 2.218 AU once every 3.30 yr.

Amor Observations: 47
Orbital Period · P
3.30 yr
v(q)
35.5 km/s
v(Q)
11.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.34 km
TJ
3.4
Eccentricity · e
0.5177

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.07 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 3.366 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.296 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 2.218 AU gives an orbital period of 3.30 yr, or about 1,207 days.

The high eccentricity (0.518) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 19° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 11.3 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 = 20.1 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.34 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 47 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5543 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
2.218 AU
Eccentricity
0.5177
Perihelion
1.07 AU
Aphelion
3.366259 AU
Inclination
19.0°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
74.84°

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-Nov-24 11:37 0.394138 AU
58962202 km
8.35 km/s
2029-Feb-25 20:28 0.339610 AU
50804916 km
13.80 km/s
2062-Mar-03 18:52 0.440055 AU
65831323 km
17.94 km/s
2071-Nov-24 10:34 0.388644 AU
58140354 km
14.73 km/s
2072-Feb-28 22:26 0.411776 AU
61600758 km
8.84 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
20.1

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.55432
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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