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2007 VM243

2007 VM243 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.073 AU it takes 1.11 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 49
Orbital Period · P
1.11 yr
v(q)
40.9 km/s
v(Q)
20.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.22 km
TJ
5.69
Eccentricity · e
0.3382

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.71 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.436 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.726 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.073 AU gives an orbital period of 1.11 yr, or about 406 days.

An eccentricity of 0.338 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 12.25° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.2 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 = 21 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.22 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 49 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5423 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
1.073 AU
Eccentricity
0.3382
Perihelion
0.71 AU
Aphelion
1.435889 AU
Inclination
12.25°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
119.62°

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-10 07:56 0.223846 AU
33486913 km
14.96 km/s
2027-Nov-10 23:50 0.444102 AU
66436782 km
9.76 km/s
2028-Apr-15 14:24 0.309806 AU
46346306 km
12.93 km/s
2028-Sep-19 03:24 0.394100 AU
58956513 km
10.26 km/s
2029-Aug-07 23:55 0.193820 AU
28995035 km
14.41 km/s
2037-Jan-09 13:19 0.226864 AU
33938323 km
15.11 km/s
2037-Nov-11 04:49 0.442556 AU
66205458 km
9.73 km/s
2038-Apr-15 03:04 0.308745 AU
46187571 km
12.95 km/s
2038-Sep-20 08:37 0.396148 AU
59262874 km
10.26 km/s
2039-Aug-08 10:58 0.187452 AU
28042386 km
14.12 km/s
2047-Jan-06 20:17 0.260008 AU
38896698 km
16.51 km/s
2047-Nov-16 15:29 0.432785 AU
64743759 km
9.41 km/s
2048-Apr-07 09:45 0.300949 AU
45021359 km
12.97 km/s
2048-Sep-24 00:19 0.410520 AU
61412945 km
10.39 km/s
2049-Aug-06 19:51 0.163001 AU
24384580 km
12.73 km/s
2057-Jan-05 01:25 0.277140 AU
41459519 km
17.20 km/s
2057-Nov-18 05:35 0.428932 AU
64167381 km
9.26 km/s
2058-Apr-05 06:53 0.297399 AU
44490230 km
12.96 km/s
2058-Sep-25 20:11 0.415654 AU
62180879 km
10.45 km/s
2059-Aug-07 03:33 0.158399 AU
23696183 km
12.34 km/s
2067-Jan-05 12:54 0.278232 AU
41622840 km
17.25 km/s
2067-Nov-18 22:27 0.428778 AU
64144296 km
9.24 km/s
2068-Apr-04 17:18 0.297187 AU
44458614 km
12.93 km/s
2068-Sep-25 12:31 0.415737 AU
62193369 km
10.46 km/s
2069-Aug-06 16:10 0.158008 AU
23637599 km
12.30 km/s
2077-Jan-04 15:30 0.284026 AU
42489619 km
17.46 km/s
2077-Nov-19 10:49 0.426371 AU
63784141 km
9.18 km/s
2078-Apr-03 21:17 0.295325 AU
44179948 km
12.93 km/s
2078-Sep-26 21:53 0.418095 AU
62546154 km
10.46 km/s
2079-Aug-07 06:17 0.154752 AU
23150605 km
12.01 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
21.0

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.54229
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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