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Explore asteroids, comets and near-Earth objects with JPL orbital data.
Aten
Observations: 33
Orbital Parameters
Semi-Major Axis
0.9957 AU
Eccentricity
0.3427
Perihelion
0.654 AU
Aphelion
1.336926 AU
Inclination
7.09°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
77.5°
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 distance | Velocity |
|---|---|---|
| 2040-Dec-14 01:03 | 0.102469 AU 15329126 km |
8.78 km/s |
| 2041-Dec-12 02:29 | 0.102336 AU 15309248 km |
9.77 km/s |
| 2042-Dec-10 10:25 | 0.102594 AU 15347871 km |
10.77 km/s |
| 2043-Dec-08 21:43 | 0.103121 AU 15426641 km |
11.77 km/s |
| 2044-Dec-06 08:29 | 0.103984 AU 15555857 km |
12.84 km/s |
| 2045-Dec-04 19:27 | 0.105215 AU 15739911 km |
13.97 km/s |
| 2046-Dec-03 03:50 | 0.107646 AU 16103570 km |
15.16 km/s |
| 2047-Dec-01 10:54 | 0.120972 AU 18097121 km |
16.41 km/s |
| 2048-Nov-28 17:46 | 0.145641 AU 21787572 km |
17.71 km/s |
| 2049-Nov-27 00:38 | 0.177333 AU 26528587 km |
19.00 km/s |
| 2050-Nov-25 06:14 | 0.213673 AU 31964983 km |
20.30 km/s |
| 2051-Nov-23 12:14 | 0.252396 AU 37757945 km |
21.62 km/s |
| 2052-Nov-20 19:47 | 0.292604 AU 43772916 km |
22.93 km/s |
| 2053-Nov-19 01:56 | 0.334256 AU 50003995 km |
24.23 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
23.16
Orbit Quality
RMS
0.7447
Condition
7
Orbit ID
—
