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NASA JPL SBDB · 2007 YZ

2007 YZ

2007 YZ belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.043 AU it takes 1.07 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 834
Orbital Period · P
1.07 yr
v(q)
42.6 km/s
v(Q)
20 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.44 km
TJ
5.79
Eccentricity · e
0.3611

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.666 AU) and its farthest (1.42 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.754 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.07 yr (389 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.043 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.361 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 16.42° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 42.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20 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

The measured diameter is 0.53 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

Its geometric albedo of 0.09 indicates a very dark, carbonaceous-type surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 834 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3886 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
1.043 AU
Eccentricity
0.3611
Perihelion
0.666 AU
Aphelion
1.419627 AU
Inclination
16.42°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
35.41°

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
2041-Jan-08 17:34 0.122991 AU
18399197 km
12.29 km/s
2057-Jan-07 22:21 0.147605 AU
22081371 km
15.96 km/s
2074-Jan-07 02:11 0.162482 AU
24306984 km
11.30 km/s

Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
0.532 km
Albedo
0.09
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
19.53

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.38861
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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