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NASA JPL SBDB · 2007 FF1

2007 FF1

2007 FF1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.52 AU it takes 1.87 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 166
Orbital Period · P
1.87 yr
v(q)
40.9 km/s
v(Q)
14.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.15 km
TJ
4.36
Eccentricity · e
0.4824

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.787 AU) and its farthest (2.253 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.466 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.87 yr (684 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.52 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.482) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.22° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 14.3 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 = 21.86 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.15 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 166 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4442 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
1.52 AU
Eccentricity
0.4824
Perihelion
0.787 AU
Aphelion
2.253248 AU
Inclination
8.22°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
60.05°

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
2035-Aug-22 19:42 0.117115 AU
17520176 km
12.99 km/s
2037-Apr-02 06:02 0.052991 AU
7927374 km
12.73 km/s
2050-Aug-28 01:34 0.131151 AU
19619922 km
15.39 km/s
2052-Apr-12 15:26 0.121203 AU
18131645 km
11.01 km/s
2065-Sep-02 07:17 0.197271 AU
29511362 km
18.24 km/s
2067-May-04 02:56 0.195085 AU
29184289 km
10.92 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
21.86

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.44418
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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