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NASA JPL SBDB · 2010 VO

2010 VO

2010 VO is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.332 AU once every 1.54 yr.

Amor Observations: 23
Orbital Period · P
1.54 yr
v(q)
31.2 km/s
v(Q)
21.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.06 km
TJ
4.89
Eccentricity · e
0.1886

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.081 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.583 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.502 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.332 AU gives an orbital period of 1.54 yr, or about 561 days.

An eccentricity of 0.189 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.91° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.3 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 23.9 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.06 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 23 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5721 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
1.332 AU
Eccentricity
0.1886
Perihelion
1.081 AU
Aphelion
1.583215 AU
Inclination
9.91°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
84.66°

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-Dec-16 15:31 0.420977 AU
62977241 km
5.59 km/s
2030-Oct-11 03:25 0.124061 AU
18559215 km
5.30 km/s
2033-Jun-08 00:13 0.342709 AU
51268569 km
5.42 km/s
2033-Oct-07 08:49 0.387409 AU
57955593 km
13.11 km/s
2036-Apr-29 14:37 0.482756 AU
72219265 km
8.21 km/s
2047-Dec-29 14:45 0.460389 AU
68873252 km
6.17 km/s
2050-Oct-22 21:31 0.182466 AU
27296541 km
5.17 km/s
2053-Jun-27 07:09 0.287960 AU
43078254 km
3.58 km/s
2053-Oct-06 01:54 0.248137 AU
37120825 km
10.15 km/s
2056-May-09 05:26 0.442530 AU
66201570 km
7.67 km/s
2070-Nov-17 16:14 0.290902 AU
43518382 km
5.02 km/s
2073-Oct-06 02:45 0.130422 AU
19510828 km
7.25 km/s
2076-May-20 21:33 0.398785 AU
59657459 km
6.88 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
23.9

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.5721
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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