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NASA JPL SBDB · 2006 VB45

2006 VB45

2006 VB45 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.223 AU once every 1.35 yr.

Amor Observations: 41
Orbital Period · P
1.35 yr
v(q)
31.8 km/s
v(Q)
22.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
5.19
Eccentricity · e
0.1648

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.021 AU) and its farthest (1.425 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.404 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.35 yr (494 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.223 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.165 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 12.48° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.8 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 = 24.7 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 41 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4671 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
1.223 AU
Eccentricity
0.1648
Perihelion
1.021 AU
Aphelion
1.42455 AU
Inclination
12.48°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
174.18°

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
2060-Dec-05 23:36 0.305161 AU
45651507 km
15.28 km/s
2064-May-28 09:58 0.395551 AU
59173596 km
8.45 km/s
2068-May-01 06:31 0.413196 AU
61813198 km
8.70 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
24.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.46705
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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