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2010 RM82

2010 RM82 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.184 AU it takes 1.29 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 42
Orbital Period · P
1.29 yr
v(q)
42.6 km/s
v(Q)
17.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
5.26
Eccentricity · e
0.4168

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.691 AU) and its farthest (1.677 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.986 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.29 yr (471 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.184 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.417) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.06° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 42.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.6 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

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 25.9 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 42 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.355 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

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
1.184 AU
Eccentricity
0.4168
Perihelion
0.691 AU
Aphelion
1.677491 AU
Inclination
5.06°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
128.91°

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-12 11:10 0.347578 AU
51996892 km
25.56 km/s
2028-Sep-18 06:12 0.114771 AU
17169475 km
18.02 km/s
2032-Jan-26 12:46 0.474582 AU
70996437 km
9.76 km/s
2032-May-30 06:10 0.326937 AU
48909017 km
13.26 km/s
2036-Feb-19 03:50 0.259243 AU
38782205 km
21.27 km/s
2037-Sep-25 03:47 0.299621 AU
44822655 km
22.25 km/s
2041-Jun-16 05:30 0.326219 AU
48801732 km
13.14 km/s
2041-Oct-14 22:04 0.463733 AU
69373429 km
9.49 km/s
2045-Feb-22 09:38 0.141709 AU
21199419 km
18.67 km/s
2046-Sep-28 16:17 0.320988 AU
48019053 km
24.32 km/s
2050-Oct-10 06:46 0.401958 AU
60132074 km
8.96 km/s
2054-Feb-25 09:27 0.046404 AU
6941938 km
16.93 km/s
2055-Oct-01 17:21 0.354070 AU
52968156 km
26.13 km/s
2059-Oct-03 08:13 0.350518 AU
52436736 km
8.18 km/s
2063-Mar-01 09:09 0.011655 AU
1743623 km
14.68 km/s
2064-Oct-03 23:43 0.448307 AU
67065824 km
28.03 km/s
2068-Jul-12 03:24 0.292451 AU
43750007 km
11.41 km/s
2068-Sep-27 03:58 0.360422 AU
53918298 km
7.56 km/s
2072-Mar-01 23:37 0.011811 AU
1766827 km
13.88 km/s
2077-Jul-07 08:39 0.301100 AU
45043854 km
11.90 km/s
2077-Oct-02 02:02 0.375714 AU
56206031 km
8.03 km/s

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

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
25.9

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.35501
Condition
7
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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