SpaceAtlasSpace Object Data

2009 VZ

Explore asteroids, comets and near-Earth objects with JPL orbital data.

Apollo Observations: 173

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis
1.413 AU
Eccentricity
0.3253
Perihelion
0.953 AU
Aphelion
1.872649 AU
Inclination
12.3°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
292.59°

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
2046-Oct-20 20:25 0.465849 AU
69689975 km
20.71 km/s
2051-Nov-02 22:51 0.236182 AU
35332328 km
14.44 km/s
2052-Apr-01 18:22 0.443733 AU
66381479 km
7.41 km/s
2056-Nov-17 21:51 0.025904 AU
3875171 km
9.24 km/s
2061-Dec-09 18:45 0.132089 AU
19760237 km
7.66 km/s
2067-Feb-05 15:40 0.246847 AU
36927771 km
9.44 km/s
2072-Feb-26 09:03 0.372798 AU
55769725 km
15.04 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
21.44

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.36169
Condition
0
Orbit ID
—