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NASA JPL SBDB · 2008 SV7

2008 SV7

2008 SV7 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.625 AU once every 2.07 yr.

Amor Observations: 119
Orbital Period · P
2.07 yr
v(q)
33 km/s
v(Q)
16.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.16 km
TJ
4.25
Eccentricity · e
0.3313

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.087 AU) and its farthest (2.163 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.076 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.07 yr (757 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.625 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.331 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 4.42° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.6 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 = 21.7 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.16 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 119 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4229 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 5 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
1.625 AU
Eccentricity
0.3313
Perihelion
1.087 AU
Aphelion
2.163362 AU
Inclination
4.42°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
181.87°

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
2036-Jan-05 16:00 0.453657 AU
67866055 km
3.98 km/s
2037-Oct-29 07:21 0.092997 AU
13912193 km
3.80 km/s
2039-Aug-24 03:13 0.421851 AU
63107997 km
2.70 km/s
2039-Nov-21 19:22 0.427509 AU
63954398 km
14.11 km/s
2064-Sep-30 02:04 0.335644 AU
50211586 km
13.71 km/s
2066-Nov-02 15:37 0.076802 AU
11489482 km
4.21 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
21.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.4229
Condition
5
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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