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NASA JPL SBDB · 2008 FN6

2008 FN6

2008 FN6 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.64 AU once every 2.10 yr.

Amor Observations: 156
Orbital Period · P
2.10 yr
v(q)
33.9 km/s
v(Q)
16 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.2 km
TJ
4.19
Eccentricity · e
0.3587

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.051 AU) and its farthest (2.228 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.177 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.10 yr (767 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.64 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.359 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 13.65° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 21.27 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.2 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 156 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4165 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
1.64 AU
Eccentricity
0.3587
Perihelion
1.051 AU
Aphelion
2.228268 AU
Inclination
13.65°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
201.43°

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
2029-May-17 09:07 0.104934 AU
15697870 km
9.39 km/s
2050-May-14 09:26 0.130039 AU
19453629 km
10.70 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
21.27

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.41647
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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