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2006 VY2

2006 VY2 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.892 AU and a period of 0.84 yr.

Aten Observations: 121
Orbital Period · P
0.84 yr
v(q)
46.8 km/s
v(Q)
21.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.1 km
TJ
6.57
Eccentricity · e
0.3763

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.557 AU) and its farthest (1.228 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.671 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.84 yr (308 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.892 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.376 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 14.51° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 46.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.2 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 = 22.75 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.1 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 121 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.6741 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
0.8925 AU
Eccentricity
0.3763
Perihelion
0.557 AU
Aphelion
1.228348 AU
Inclination
14.51°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
324.52°

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
2027-Jun-11 14:49 0.375651 AU
56196657 km
14.26 km/s
2027-Oct-16 03:12 0.276513 AU
41365689 km
10.34 km/s
2028-Feb-26 14:56 0.434778 AU
65041845 km
14.30 km/s
2028-Nov-16 08:34 0.460296 AU
68859305 km
25.77 km/s
2032-Aug-19 20:08 0.255865 AU
38276863 km
9.85 km/s
2033-Apr-07 01:19 0.456552 AU
68299270 km
18.84 km/s
2033-Nov-27 16:34 0.133954 AU
20039182 km
15.24 km/s
2037-Aug-30 09:23 0.393220 AU
58824865 km
20.27 km/s
2038-May-13 17:40 0.424046 AU
63436402 km
17.71 km/s
2038-Nov-12 00:10 0.190545 AU
28505052 km
10.31 km/s
2043-Jun-26 03:34 0.347622 AU
52003486 km
12.16 km/s
2043-Oct-03 17:31 0.286982 AU
42931877 km
10.07 km/s
2044-Mar-10 08:40 0.449394 AU
67228394 km
16.40 km/s
2044-Nov-20 06:04 0.364318 AU
54501129 km
22.67 km/s
2048-Aug-20 13:41 0.259756 AU
38858886 km
12.76 km/s
2049-Apr-17 07:43 0.451521 AU
67546572 km
19.01 km/s
2049-Nov-28 03:06 0.077776 AU
11635166 km
12.77 km/s
2053-Sep-03 15:48 0.468789 AU
70129883 km
23.23 km/s
2054-May-24 17:09 0.407615 AU
60978347 km
16.60 km/s
2054-Nov-01 11:27 0.235037 AU
35161106 km
10.41 km/s
2055-Feb-02 01:53 0.390087 AU
58356123 km
9.13 km/s
2059-Jul-14 01:35 0.315417 AU
47185766 km
9.60 km/s
2059-Sep-19 23:54 0.283851 AU
42463474 km
9.52 km/s
2060-Mar-21 05:06 0.456164 AU
68241221 km
17.72 km/s
2060-Nov-23 14:03 0.275015 AU
41141686 km
19.81 km/s
2064-Aug-23 18:59 0.291795 AU
43651955 km
15.44 km/s
2065-Apr-26 14:11 0.444293 AU
66465215 km
18.82 km/s
2065-Nov-25 11:20 0.097098 AU
14525584 km
11.16 km/s
2070-Jun-04 13:07 0.388989 AU
58191879 km
15.23 km/s
2070-Oct-22 09:36 0.264152 AU
39516570 km
10.41 km/s
2071-Feb-18 18:40 0.422110 AU
63146732 km
12.81 km/s
2075-Aug-30 20:07 0.267307 AU
39988546 km
8.89 km/s
2076-Mar-31 21:37 0.457754 AU
68479048 km
18.57 km/s
2076-Nov-26 11:35 0.183544 AU
27457722 km
16.88 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
22.75

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.67412
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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