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2007 PQ9

2007 PQ9 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.427 AU once every 1.70 yr.

Amor Observations: 90
Orbital Period · P
1.70 yr
v(q)
31.9 km/s
v(Q)
19.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.13 km
TJ
4.65
Eccentricity · e
0.2413

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.083 AU) and its farthest (1.771 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.688 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.70 yr (623 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.427 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.241 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.56° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.5 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 = 22.22 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.13 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 90 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4514 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
1.427 AU
Eccentricity
0.2413
Perihelion
1.083 AU
Aphelion
1.771335 AU
Inclination
8.56°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
359.1°

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
2036-Aug-15 11:16 0.253382 AU
37905390 km
9.59 km/s
2041-Jun-22 13:01 0.428198 AU
64057523 km
4.47 km/s
2053-Aug-23 07:02 0.094510 AU
14138525 km
5.13 km/s
2065-Aug-06 15:11 0.461432 AU
69029274 km
15.11 km/s
2065-Dec-06 18:13 0.419464 AU
62750963 km
5.24 km/s
2070-Aug-11 03:21 0.272915 AU
40827487 km
5.13 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
22.22

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.45143
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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