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NASA JPL SBDB · 2009 RH

2009 RH

2009 RH belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.246 AU it takes 1.39 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 32
Orbital Period · P
1.39 yr
v(q)
36.6 km/s
v(Q)
19.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.06 km
TJ
5.11
Eccentricity · e
0.3062

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.865 AU) and its farthest (1.628 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.763 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.39 yr (508 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.246 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.306 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 3.57° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.4 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 = 23.8 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.06 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 32 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4779 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
1.246 AU
Eccentricity
0.3062
Perihelion
0.865 AU
Aphelion
1.627525 AU
Inclination
3.57°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2455090.5
Mean Anomaly
313.58°

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
2073-Oct-15 02:09 0.063780 AU
9541286 km
5.75 km/s
2074-Mar-16 00:16 0.337255 AU
50452642 km
5.76 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
23.8

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.47789
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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