SpaceAtlas Space Object Data
NASA JPL SBDB · 2010 FS

2010 FS

2010 FS is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.78 AU and a period of 0.69 yr.

Aten Observations: 42
Orbital Period · P
0.69 yr
v(q)
46.9 km/s
v(Q)
24.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
7.4
Eccentricity · e
0.3175

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.532 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.028 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.496 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 0.78 AU gives an orbital period of 0.69 yr, or about 252 days.

An eccentricity of 0.318 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.12° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 46.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.3 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 0.02 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.548 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 42 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5304 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 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
0.78 AU
Eccentricity
0.3175
Perihelion
0.532 AU
Aphelion
1.02765 AU
Inclination
9.12°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2455276.5
Mean Anomaly
148.24°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
0.023 km
Albedo
0.548
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
24.2

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.53038
Condition
8
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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.

Keep exploring

Explore asteroids, comets and near-Earth objects with JPL orbital data.