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NASA JPL SBDB · 2010 FQ

2010 FQ

2010 FQ belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.527 AU it takes 1.89 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 310
Orbital Period · P
1.89 yr
v(q)
35 km/s
v(Q)
16.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.36 km
TJ
4.4
Eccentricity · e
0.3564

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.983 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.071 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.088 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.527 AU gives an orbital period of 1.89 yr, or about 689 days.

An eccentricity of 0.356 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.56° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.6 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

The measured diameter is 0.28 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.204 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 310 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4925 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
1.527 AU
Eccentricity
0.3564
Perihelion
0.983 AU
Aphelion
2.071223 AU
Inclination
10.56°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
229.69°

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
2027-Feb-22 17:28 0.058781 AU
8793490 km
8.03 km/s
2044-Mar-05 12:52 0.119258 AU
17840815 km
9.12 km/s

Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
0.285 km
Albedo
0.204
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
19.99

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.49253
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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