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NASA JPL SBDB · 2009 TF10

2009 TF10

2009 TF10 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.665 AU once every 2.15 yr.

Amor Observations: 99
Orbital Period · P
2.15 yr
v(q)
33 km/s
v(Q)
16.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.13 km
TJ
4.18
Eccentricity · e
0.3431

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.094 AU) and its farthest (2.236 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.142 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.15 yr (785 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.665 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.343 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.27° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.1 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 = 22.18 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.13 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 99 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5567 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
1.665 AU
Eccentricity
0.3431
Perihelion
1.094 AU
Aphelion
2.236261 AU
Inclination
5.27°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
255.48°

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
2037-Oct-17 08:50 0.348540 AU
52140864 km
11.02 km/s
2052-Oct-30 09:21 0.121730 AU
18210492 km
4.68 km/s
2067-Nov-08 16:16 0.201724 AU
30177484 km
5.58 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
22.18

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.55673
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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