Orbit and dynamics
The path is an ellipse reaching 0.438 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.272 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.834 AU.
Applying Kepler's third law to a = 0.855 AU gives an orbital period of 0.79 yr, or about 289 days.
The high eccentricity (0.487) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.
A steep inclination of 22.64° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.
By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 54.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.9 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 0.1 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.
A geometric albedo of 0.518 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.
Observation record and orbit quality
The current orbit solution is based on 134 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4187 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2029-Jun-20 10:56 | 0.126504 AU 18924702 km |
14.34 km/s |
| 2044-Jun-18 03:56 | 0.056754 AU 8490223 km |
16.52 km/s |
| 2059-Jun-20 23:51 | 0.149332 AU 22339747 km |
19.83 km/s |
| 2063-Jun-20 16:25 | 0.117487 AU 17575865 km |
14.47 km/s |
| 2078-Jun-18 19:01 | 0.056912 AU 8513951 km |
16.64 km/s |
Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.
Physical Parameters
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