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2010 VB

2010 VB is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.923 AU and a period of 0.89 yr.

Aten Observations: 100
Orbital Period · P
0.89 yr
v(q)
43.8 km/s
v(Q)
22 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
6.43
Eccentricity · e
0.332

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.617 AU) and its farthest (1.229 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.612 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.89 yr (324 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.923 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.332 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.09° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 43.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22 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 = 25.6 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 100 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4189 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 5 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
0.923 AU
Eccentricity
0.332
Perihelion
0.617 AU
Aphelion
1.229436 AU
Inclination
5.09°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
117.52°

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
2026-Nov-04 11:24 0.193962 AU
29016240 km
15.70 km/s
2032-Jul-21 11:31 0.225328 AU
33708646 km
15.87 km/s
2033-Apr-20 20:16 0.345334 AU
51661222 km
11.79 km/s
2033-Sep-21 01:19 0.230099 AU
34422301 km
7.80 km/s
2034-Jan-21 21:03 0.323229 AU
48354432 km
10.20 km/s
2034-Oct-31 02:59 0.304111 AU
45494380 km
19.12 km/s
2040-Jul-16 22:46 0.121154 AU
18124421 km
12.18 km/s
2041-Apr-04 10:32 0.368134 AU
55072034 km
13.18 km/s
2041-Oct-10 15:39 0.192844 AU
28849121 km
7.40 km/s
2041-Dec-27 01:51 0.261585 AU
39132492 km
6.35 km/s
2042-Oct-25 18:39 0.427204 AU
63908803 km
23.03 km/s
2048-Jul-14 06:26 0.087197 AU
13044483 km
8.82 km/s
2049-Mar-21 04:30 0.378257 AU
56586407 km
13.86 km/s
2049-Oct-30 19:22 0.114794 AU
17172946 km
7.02 km/s
2056-Jul-23 19:24 0.142323 AU
21291244 km
6.49 km/s
2057-Mar-07 11:14 0.378438 AU
56613593 km
13.89 km/s
2057-Nov-09 10:18 0.012466 AU
1864816 km
8.97 km/s
2063-Aug-02 10:29 0.476272 AU
71249300 km
24.01 km/s
2064-Aug-05 03:37 0.181500 AU
27152035 km
6.73 km/s
2065-Mar-01 04:08 0.376319 AU
56296513 km
13.70 km/s
2065-Nov-09 09:23 0.012783 AU
1912262 km
10.20 km/s
2071-Jul-29 01:51 0.363633 AU
54398719 km
20.71 km/s
2072-May-16 04:14 0.285552 AU
42718009 km
8.69 km/s
2072-Aug-27 14:45 0.223260 AU
33399292 km
7.51 km/s
2073-Feb-13 09:14 0.362485 AU
54226962 km
12.77 km/s
2073-Nov-05 19:09 0.144755 AU
21655002 km
14.36 km/s
2079-Jul-22 15:16 0.223869 AU
33490256 km
15.93 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
25.6

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.41894
Condition
5
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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