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2008 WQ2

2008 WQ2 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.847 AU and a period of 0.78 yr.

Aten Observations: 23
Orbital Period · P
0.78 yr
v(q)
39.9 km/s
v(Q)
26.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
6.92
Eccentricity · e
0.2047

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.673 AU) and its farthest (1.02 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.347 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.78 yr (284 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.847 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.205 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 13.45° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 26.3 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 = 24.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 23 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.6953 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

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
0.8465 AU
Eccentricity
0.2047
Perihelion
0.673 AU
Aphelion
1.019779 AU
Inclination
13.45°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2454791.5
Mean Anomaly
173.52°

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
2026-Dec-15 05:21 0.169879 AU
25413517 km
14.53 km/s
2029-Nov-03 13:36 0.073730 AU
11029877 km
13.72 km/s
2036-Nov-05 10:34 0.130320 AU
19495554 km
17.36 km/s
2061-Nov-07 11:20 0.041793 AU
6252122 km
8.75 km/s
2065-Dec-13 14:31 0.268808 AU
40213050 km
17.27 km/s
2068-Nov-03 16:29 0.059915 AU
8963133 km
11.08 km/s
2072-Dec-14 10:15 0.170204 AU
25462098 km
13.98 km/s
2075-Nov-04 08:07 0.087019 AU
13017895 km
14.02 km/s
2079-Dec-12 21:42 0.144365 AU
21596643 km
10.90 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
24.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.69526
Condition
8
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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