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NASA JPL SBDB · 2010 OF101

2010 OF101

2010 OF101 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.951 AU and a period of 0.93 yr.

Aten Observations: 282
Orbital Period · P
0.93 yr
v(q)
42.8 km/s
v(Q)
21.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.4 km
TJ
6.21
Eccentricity · e
0.325

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.642 AU) and its farthest (1.26 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.618 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.93 yr (339 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.951 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.325 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 23.37° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 42.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.8 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

The measured diameter is 0.3 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.231 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 282 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5228 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
0.951 AU
Eccentricity
0.325
Perihelion
0.642 AU
Aphelion
1.260075 AU
Inclination
23.37°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
169.8°

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
2036-May-04 04:53 0.178458 AU
26696865 km
15.35 km/s
2038-Oct-18 15:53 0.077790 AU
11637179 km
16.15 km/s
2061-May-16 01:50 0.199043 AU
29776380 km
17.28 km/s
2063-Oct-26 04:01 0.121749 AU
18213417 km
13.48 km/s
2074-May-09 14:14 0.175945 AU
26320971 km
16.00 km/s
2076-Oct-21 15:34 0.065724 AU
9832163 km
14.79 km/s

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

Physical Parameters

Diameter
0.303 km
Albedo
0.231
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
19.73

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.52284
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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