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NASA JPL SBDB · 2009 WP106

2009 WP106

2009 WP106 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.395 AU it takes 1.65 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 24
Orbital Period · P
1.65 yr
v(q)
33.5 km/s
v(Q)
19 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
4.71
Eccentricity · e
0.2776

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.008 AU) and its farthest (1.782 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.774 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.65 yr (602 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.395 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.278 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.86° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 25.2 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 24 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3387 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
1.395 AU
Eccentricity
0.2776
Perihelion
1.008 AU
Aphelion
1.782252 AU
Inclination
9.86°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
2.74°

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
2066-Jan-10 23:33 0.258116 AU
38613655 km
12.01 km/s
2070-Nov-26 05:35 0.030074 AU
4499057 km
6.52 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
25.2

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.33874
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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