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NASA JPL SBDB · 2008 TM26

2008 TM26

2008 TM26 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.676 AU it takes 2.17 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 50
Orbital Period · P
2.17 yr
v(q)
37.5 km/s
v(Q)
14.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.07 km
TJ
4.12
Eccentricity · e
0.4524

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.918 AU) and its farthest (2.434 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.516 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.17 yr (793 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.676 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.452) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 3.69° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 37.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 14.1 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 = 23.42 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.07 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 50 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5586 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
1.676 AU
Eccentricity
0.4524
Perihelion
0.918 AU
Aphelion
2.434222 AU
Inclination
3.69°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
72.33°

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
2032-May-25 09:38 0.430650 AU
64424252 km
22.26 km/s
2034-Oct-16 19:32 0.245298 AU
36695988 km
17.02 km/s
2045-Jun-03 12:55 0.275065 AU
41149117 km
17.65 km/s
2047-Oct-25 23:57 0.406721 AU
60844607 km
21.83 km/s
2058-Jun-15 05:19 0.121946 AU
18242883 km
12.83 km/s
2071-Jun-26 23:59 0.058080 AU
8688638 km
9.87 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
23.42

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.55864
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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