SpaceAtlas Space Object Data
NASA JPL SBDB · 2010 D3

WISE

WISE follows a distinctly cometary orbit: an eccentricity of 1 carries it from 4.248 AU at perihelion out to 22,875 AU at aphelion.

comet Observations: 87
Orbital Period · P
1,223,599 yr
v(q)
20.4 km/s
v(Q)
0 km/s
TJ
0.62
Eccentricity · e
0.9996

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 4.248 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 22,875 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 22,871 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 11,440 AU gives an orbital period of 1,223,599 yr, or about 446,919,456 days.

The high eccentricity (1) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 76.39° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 20.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 0 km/s at aphelion.

Its Tisserand parameter with respect to Jupiter is T_J = 0.62, a standard discriminator between asteroidal and cometary dynamics.

Size and surface

Neither a measured diameter nor a reliable absolute magnitude is available for WISE, so its physical size remains unconstrained.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 87 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.7763 arcseconds.

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
11440.0 AU
Eccentricity
0.9996
Perihelion
4.248 AU
Aphelion
22875.424 AU
Inclination
76.39°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2455542.5
Mean Anomaly
0.0°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
—

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.77627
Condition
—
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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