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2009 WD11

2009 WD11 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.066 AU it takes 1.10 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 144
Orbital Period · P
1.10 yr
v(q)
44.5 km/s
v(Q)
18.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.14 km
TJ
5.69
Eccentricity · e
0.4082

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.631 AU) and its farthest (1.501 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.87 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.10 yr (402 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.066 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.408) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 11.65° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 44.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.7 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 = 21.99 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.14 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 144 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.521 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
1.066 AU
Eccentricity
0.4082
Perihelion
0.631 AU
Aphelion
1.501141 AU
Inclination
11.65°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
283.72°

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
2030-Dec-02 00:42 0.425791 AU
63697388 km
25.99 km/s
2031-Dec-13 20:22 0.212788 AU
31832614 km
9.58 km/s
2033-Apr-22 07:17 0.374156 AU
55972888 km
15.26 km/s
2033-Sep-08 15:08 0.498467 AU
74569598 km
10.18 km/s
2034-Jul-17 11:13 0.161813 AU
24206809 km
14.20 km/s
2041-Dec-05 19:38 0.332882 AU
49798370 km
23.08 km/s
2042-Dec-04 02:25 0.289928 AU
43372585 km
9.65 km/s
2043-Feb-05 20:47 0.324626 AU
48563417 km
9.08 km/s
2044-May-04 20:08 0.353645 AU
52904528 km
14.55 km/s
2044-Aug-29 19:05 0.466868 AU
69842529 km
9.45 km/s
2045-Jul-23 10:36 0.201887 AU
30201915 km
16.81 km/s
2052-Dec-09 04:13 0.248132 AU
37120026 km
20.43 km/s
2053-Nov-25 10:22 0.347111 AU
51927045 km
10.10 km/s
2054-Feb-23 17:06 0.359790 AU
53823865 km
11.95 km/s
2055-May-17 08:55 0.328776 AU
49184204 km
13.61 km/s
2055-Aug-19 20:38 0.429528 AU
64256449 km
8.49 km/s
2056-Jul-28 02:56 0.262721 AU
39302547 km
19.23 km/s
2063-Dec-12 06:11 0.189212 AU
28305701 km
18.56 km/s
2064-Nov-20 01:32 0.378255 AU
56586126 km
10.40 km/s
2065-Mar-04 02:28 0.373694 AU
55903870 km
13.11 km/s
2066-May-23 19:59 0.312694 AU
46778430 km
12.97 km/s
2066-Aug-11 07:22 0.403861 AU
60416769 km
7.67 km/s
2067-Jul-30 22:16 0.293189 AU
43860469 km
20.30 km/s
2074-Dec-12 07:41 0.182819 AU
27349264 km
18.35 km/s
2075-Nov-20 06:57 0.381837 AU
57121946 km
10.44 km/s
2076-Mar-04 23:04 0.375069 AU
56109566 km
13.24 km/s
2077-May-24 16:47 0.310168 AU
46400474 km
12.88 km/s
2077-Aug-09 12:28 0.399799 AU
59809112 km
7.51 km/s
2078-Jul-31 03:35 0.299153 AU
44752665 km
20.50 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
21.99

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.52104
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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