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NASA JPL SBDB · 2009 BD

2009 BD

2009 BD belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.062 AU it takes 1.09 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 180
Orbital Period · P
1.09 yr
v(q)
30.4 km/s
v(Q)
27.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.8
Eccentricity · e
0.0519

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.007 AU) and its farthest (1.117 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.11 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.09 yr (400 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.062 AU.

With e = 0.052, the orbit is close to circular.

Its inclination of 1.27° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 30.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 27.4 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 28.1 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 180 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.2835 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 1 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
1.062 AU
Eccentricity
0.0519
Perihelion
1.007 AU
Aphelion
1.117118 AU
Inclination
1.27°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
299.87°

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
2034-Mar-26 00:12 0.116961 AU
17497103 km
4.44 km/s
2034-Sep-12 02:25 0.102131 AU
15278557 km
1.88 km/s
2035-Jul-08 21:54 0.428920 AU
64165520 km
13.62 km/s
2046-Apr-14 16:39 0.020963 AU
3135948 km
1.41 km/s
2047-Jul-12 02:25 0.393844 AU
58918191 km
12.45 km/s
2061-Mar-28 17:37 0.059257 AU
8864784 km
2.61 km/s
2061-Sep-06 19:23 0.072351 AU
10823625 km
1.30 km/s
2062-Jul-08 23:37 0.311949 AU
46666906 km
10.06 km/s
2077-Mar-17 15:43 0.205987 AU
30815208 km
7.33 km/s
2077-Nov-20 10:58 0.086770 AU
12980563 km
2.03 km/s
2078-Jun-30 00:40 0.142650 AU
21340098 km
5.44 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
28.1

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.28354
Condition
1
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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