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2009 TJ4

2009 TJ4 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.09 AU it takes 1.14 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 39
Orbital Period · P
1.14 yr
v(q)
32.3 km/s
v(Q)
25.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
5.67
Eccentricity · e
0.1248

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.954 AU) and its farthest (1.226 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.272 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.14 yr (416 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.09 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.125 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.23° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.2 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 = 26.1 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 39 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3786 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 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
1.09 AU
Eccentricity
0.1248
Perihelion
0.954 AU
Aphelion
1.226032 AU
Inclination
9.23°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
171.54°

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
2027-Mar-13 18:19 0.242759 AU
36316237 km
12.47 km/s
2035-Mar-13 09:46 0.095598 AU
14301234 km
7.02 km/s
2042-Oct-20 06:27 0.010029 AU
1500362 km
5.18 km/s
2050-Oct-17 03:24 0.013179 AU
1971502 km
7.02 km/s
2058-Oct-09 12:04 0.257544 AU
38528043 km
11.54 km/s
2059-May-21 00:20 0.236206 AU
35335847 km
5.19 km/s
2060-Mar-18 23:31 0.489362 AU
73207568 km
17.59 km/s
2066-Sep-30 11:44 0.360614 AU
53947154 km
16.86 km/s
2068-Mar-12 17:04 0.214081 AU
32025989 km
12.14 km/s
2076-Mar-11 22:11 0.095634 AU
14306675 km
7.41 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
26.1

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.37862
Condition
7
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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