Orbit and dynamics
The path is an ellipse reaching 0.905 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.165 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.26 AU.
Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.035 AU gives an orbital period of 1.05 yr, or about 385 days.
An eccentricity of 0.125 makes the orbit moderately elongated.
Its inclination of 3.73° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.
By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.8 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 = 24.65 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.
Observation record and orbit quality
The current orbit solution is based on 209 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.8197 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
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 distance | Velocity |
|---|---|---|
| 2027-Apr-09 23:37 | 0.016027 AU 2397584 km |
4.16 km/s |
| 2042-Oct-29 10:02 | 0.062081 AU 9287184 km |
5.32 km/s |
| 2043-Jul-26 19:00 | 0.169764 AU 25396280 km |
3.57 km/s |
| 2044-Apr-11 12:24 | 0.037868 AU 5665037 km |
4.74 km/s |
| 2059-Sep-22 01:33 | 0.121923 AU 18239381 km |
2.94 km/s |
| 2060-Jan-24 23:32 | 0.094960 AU 14205741 km |
2.87 km/s |
| 2060-May-21 21:16 | 0.126200 AU 18879228 km |
2.69 km/s |
| 2075-Oct-31 18:46 | 0.045288 AU 6775063 km |
4.82 km/s |
| 2076-Jul-21 16:12 | 0.170727 AU 25540420 km |
3.58 km/s |
| 2077-Apr-14 03:55 | 0.062988 AU 9422889 km |
5.41 km/s |
Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.
Physical Parameters
Orbit Quality
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