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2007 UT3

2007 UT3 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.772 AU and a period of 0.68 yr.

Aten Observations: 18
Orbital Period · P
0.68 yr
v(q)
51.8 km/s
v(Q)
22.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
7.45
Eccentricity · e
0.4002

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.463 AU) and its farthest (1.08 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.617 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.68 yr (248 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.772 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.4) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 0.63° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 51.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.2 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 = 25.9 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 18 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5338 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

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
0.7716 AU
Eccentricity
0.4002
Perihelion
0.463 AU
Aphelion
1.080394 AU
Inclination
0.63°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2454394.5
Mean Anomaly
232.14°

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
2028-Aug-25 23:41 0.001475 AU
220701 km
10.47 km/s
2030-Aug-30 06:01 0.229190 AU
34286323 km
17.78 km/s
2031-Feb-08 08:28 0.473099 AU
70774550 km
17.31 km/s
2032-Sep-07 11:24 0.431662 AU
64575692 km
25.31 km/s
2045-Aug-26 05:22 0.000658 AU
98487 km
10.46 km/s
2047-Aug-30 19:41 0.110732 AU
16565200 km
18.08 km/s
2054-Oct-14 22:20 0.314535 AU
47053770 km
24.81 km/s
2056-Oct-24 05:01 0.018873 AU
2823302 km
16.55 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
25.9

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.53383
Condition
8
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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