SpaceAtlas Space Object Data
NASA JPL SBDB · 2007 VU6

2007 VU6

2007 VU6 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.976 AU and a period of 0.96 yr.

Aten Observations: 42
Orbital Period · P
0.96 yr
v(q)
33 km/s
v(Q)
27.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
6.19
Eccentricity · e
0.0906

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.888 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.065 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.177 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 0.976 AU gives an orbital period of 0.96 yr, or about 352 days.

With e = 0.091, the orbit is close to circular.

Its inclination of 1.22° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33 km/s at perihelion and falls to 27.5 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 = 26.59 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 42 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4132 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
0.9762 AU
Eccentricity
0.0906
Perihelion
0.888 AU
Aphelion
1.064644 AU
Inclination
1.22°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
241.71°

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
2032-Oct-12 12:02 0.367686 AU
55005086 km
15.34 km/s
2033-Oct-04 14:55 0.147814 AU
22112638 km
8.74 km/s
2035-Jun-09 15:40 0.127792 AU
19117443 km
3.74 km/s
2036-Feb-15 13:21 0.030541 AU
4568910 km
2.24 km/s
2037-Feb-12 10:50 0.180468 AU
26997702 km
9.09 km/s
2038-Feb-03 18:36 0.385032 AU
57599963 km
16.07 km/s
2062-Apr-30 11:58 0.056691 AU
8480785 km
3.18 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
26.59

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.41324
Condition
6
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.

Keep exploring

Explore asteroids, comets and near-Earth objects with JPL orbital data.