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NASA JPL SBDB · 2008 CC6

2008 CC6

2008 CC6 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.263 AU it takes 1.42 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 100
Orbital Period · P
1.42 yr
v(q)
74.3 km/s
v(Q)
9.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.14 km
TJ
4.74
Eccentricity · e
0.7743

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.285 AU) and its farthest (2.241 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.956 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.42 yr (518 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.263 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.774) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.18° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 74.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 9.5 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 = 22.01 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.14 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 100 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4627 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
1.263 AU
Eccentricity
0.7743
Perihelion
0.285 AU
Aphelion
2.240941 AU
Inclination
9.18°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
286.66°

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-Feb-16 00:14 0.182003 AU
27227275 km
32.83 km/s
2043-Nov-15 06:08 0.157772 AU
23602310 km
27.38 km/s
2052-Feb-22 20:50 0.030936 AU
4627888 km
27.92 km/s
2069-Feb-27 23:15 0.143450 AU
21459842 km
23.14 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
22.01

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.4627
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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