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NASA JPL SBDB · 2010 GS7

2010 GS7

2010 GS7 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 2.697 AU it takes 4.43 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 255
Orbital Period · P
4.43 yr
v(q)
39.9 km/s
v(Q)
8.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.18 km
TJ
3
Eccentricity · e
0.6574

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.924 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 4.47 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 3.546 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 2.697 AU gives an orbital period of 4.43 yr, or about 1,618 days.

The high eccentricity (0.657) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.09° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 8.2 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 0.2 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.107 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 255 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4786 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
2.697 AU
Eccentricity
0.6574
Perihelion
0.924 AU
Aphelion
4.470008 AU
Inclination
9.09°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
222.8°

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
2041-May-26 13:37 0.157763 AU
23601054 km
10.98 km/s
2063-Apr-04 22:17 0.110642 AU
16551811 km
17.04 km/s
2076-Aug-14 15:14 0.408789 AU
61153950 km
24.82 km/s

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

Physical Parameters

Diameter
0.203 km
Albedo
0.107
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
21.51

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.47857
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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