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NASA JPL SBDB · 2007 BJ29

2007 BJ29

2007 BJ29 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 2.185 AU it takes 3.23 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 144
Orbital Period · P
3.23 yr
v(q)
65.1 km/s
v(Q)
6.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.61 km
TJ
3.1
Eccentricity · e
0.8254

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.382 AU) and its farthest (3.988 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 3.606 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 3.23 yr (1,180 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.185 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.825) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 11.09° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 65.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 6.2 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 = 18.84 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.61 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 144 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5663 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
2.185 AU
Eccentricity
0.8254
Perihelion
0.382 AU
Aphelion
3.988499 AU
Inclination
11.09°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
15.46°

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
2029-May-28 21:13 0.034620 AU
5179104 km
29.20 km/s
2036-Jan-26 01:20 0.320385 AU
47928855 km
37.16 km/s
2048-Dec-20 06:22 0.350603 AU
52449516 km
19.31 km/s
2058-Jun-03 05:30 0.078864 AU
11797819 km
26.37 km/s
2071-May-08 04:11 0.473528 AU
70838711 km
42.90 km/s
2078-Jan-08 06:10 0.169152 AU
25304846 km
26.78 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
18.84

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.56625
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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