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NASA JPL SBDB · 2011 FS29

2011 FS29

2011 FS29 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.507 AU it takes 1.85 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 129
Orbital Period · P
1.85 yr
v(q)
36.2 km/s
v(Q)
16.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.1 km
TJ
4.43
Eccentricity · e
0.38

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.934 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.08 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.146 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.507 AU gives an orbital period of 1.85 yr, or about 676 days.

An eccentricity of 0.38 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 12.49° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.3 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

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 22.68 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.1 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 129 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3652 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
1.507 AU
Eccentricity
0.38
Perihelion
0.934 AU
Aphelion
2.07966 AU
Inclination
12.49°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
46.91°

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
2035-Jun-29 08:24 0.217753 AU
32575384 km
8.01 km/s
2048-Apr-16 02:50 0.028158 AU
4212423 km
11.06 km/s
2048-Aug-29 12:43 0.436293 AU
65268486 km
6.62 km/s
2059-Aug-13 02:25 0.277927 AU
41577232 km
13.97 km/s
2061-Mar-23 18:36 0.420642 AU
62927202 km
21.80 km/s
2072-May-04 16:24 0.128256 AU
19186803 km
8.66 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
22.68

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.36516
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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