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NASA JPL SBDB · 2006 KK89

2006 KK89

2006 KK89 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.036 AU it takes 1.05 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 69
Orbital Period · P
1.05 yr
v(q)
35.3 km/s
v(Q)
24.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.1 km
TJ
5.86
Eccentricity · e
0.184

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.845 AU) and its farthest (1.227 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.382 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.05 yr (385 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.036 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.184 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 17.94° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.3 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 = 22.67 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.1 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 69 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5317 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
1.036 AU
Eccentricity
0.184
Perihelion
0.845 AU
Aphelion
1.226624 AU
Inclination
17.94°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
233.77°

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
2026-Nov-24 23:25 0.111532 AU
16684987 km
10.89 km/s
2044-Jun-04 14:21 0.130196 AU
19476985 km
10.33 km/s
2045-Nov-10 18:18 0.170794 AU
25550400 km
10.72 km/s
2046-Dec-19 03:23 0.193412 AU
28934094 km
13.60 km/s
2063-Jun-08 08:16 0.159092 AU
23799760 km
11.34 km/s
2065-Dec-11 05:48 0.132220 AU
19779828 km
12.24 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
22.67

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.53169
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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