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NASA JPL SBDB · 2007 YN56

2007 YN56

2007 YN56 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.079 AU it takes 1.12 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 73
Orbital Period · P
1.12 yr
v(q)
40.4 km/s
v(Q)
20.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.09 km
TJ
5.67
Eccentricity · e
0.3309

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.722 AU) and its farthest (1.436 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.714 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.12 yr (409 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.079 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.331 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 11.51° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.3 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 = 23 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.09 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 73 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5168 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
1.079 AU
Eccentricity
0.3309
Perihelion
0.722 AU
Aphelion
1.436041 AU
Inclination
11.51°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
231.96°

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-Jan-01 06:21 0.259203 AU
38776212 km
20.64 km/s
2033-May-21 17:20 0.281874 AU
42167677 km
20.66 km/s
2035-Feb-15 23:23 0.445798 AU
66690399 km
9.78 km/s
2035-Dec-23 03:03 0.044424 AU
6645754 km
13.53 km/s
2043-Jul-06 07:07 0.169662 AU
25381117 km
8.99 km/s
2044-Mar-05 02:25 0.492480 AU
73673897 km
9.88 km/s
2044-Dec-19 08:29 0.117886 AU
17635448 km
8.52 km/s
2052-Jun-08 18:59 0.080235 AU
12003029 km
11.96 km/s
2053-Mar-23 08:06 0.491117 AU
73470055 km
9.49 km/s
2053-Oct-12 19:59 0.306904 AU
45912116 km
9.52 km/s
2054-Jan-13 13:49 0.311927 AU
46663662 km
8.50 km/s
2055-Jan-05 04:25 0.397980 AU
59536890 km
23.34 km/s
2061-May-27 06:16 0.232714 AU
34813464 km
17.67 km/s
2062-Apr-15 05:44 0.443564 AU
66356216 km
8.40 km/s
2062-Sep-03 13:32 0.321936 AU
48161005 km
11.17 km/s
2063-Feb-06 14:41 0.424262 AU
63468664 km
9.53 km/s
2063-Dec-27 05:31 0.167947 AU
25124528 km
16.59 km/s
2070-May-15 23:33 0.438628 AU
65617873 km
24.37 km/s
2071-Jul-23 13:04 0.232055 AU
34714987 km
9.65 km/s
2072-Feb-27 14:29 0.482006 AU
72107130 km
9.89 km/s
2072-Dec-18 23:50 0.051767 AU
7744295 km
10.19 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
23.0

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51684
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.

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