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NASA JPL SBDB · 2008 WK

2008 WK

2008 WK is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.418 AU once every 1.69 yr.

Amor Observations: 124
Orbital Period · P
1.69 yr
v(q)
33.4 km/s
v(Q)
18.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.08 km
TJ
4.67
Eccentricity · e
0.2818

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.018 AU) and its farthest (1.818 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.8 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.69 yr (617 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.418 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.282 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.34° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.7 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 = 23.2 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.08 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 124 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.355 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
1.418 AU
Eccentricity
0.2818
Perihelion
1.018 AU
Aphelion
1.817592 AU
Inclination
6.34°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
126.42°

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
2030-Nov-04 04:08 0.425828 AU
63702996 km
16.18 km/s
2031-Mar-23 09:18 0.428900 AU
64162513 km
5.35 km/s
2035-Dec-03 07:06 0.053648 AU
8025588 km
5.25 km/s
2040-Oct-16 13:19 0.349090 AU
52223069 km
3.15 km/s
2041-Jan-26 18:01 0.313127 AU
46843117 km
11.82 km/s
2062-Nov-14 23:19 0.248646 AU
37196930 km
11.05 km/s
2063-Feb-25 11:54 0.325513 AU
48696031 km
2.02 km/s
2067-Dec-28 07:38 0.108485 AU
16229111 km
5.11 km/s
2072-Sep-23 00:42 0.446818 AU
66843013 km
5.01 km/s
2073-Feb-07 03:30 0.465652 AU
69660573 km
16.63 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
23.2

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.355
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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