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NASA JPL SBDB · 2011 OR15

2011 OR15

2011 OR15 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.656 AU it takes 2.13 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 77
Orbital Period · P
2.13 yr
v(q)
37.3 km/s
v(Q)
14.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.22 km
TJ
4.15
Eccentricity · e
0.4429

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.922 AU) and its farthest (2.389 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.467 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.13 yr (778 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.656 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.443) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.01° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 37.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 14.4 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 = 21 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.22 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 77 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.6081 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 1 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
1.656 AU
Eccentricity
0.4429
Perihelion
0.922 AU
Aphelion
2.389442 AU
Inclination
5.01°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
317.27°

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
2028-Oct-05 02:57 0.085905 AU
12851253 km
7.42 km/s
2043-Aug-15 19:52 0.411776 AU
61600799 km
21.14 km/s
2045-Dec-19 22:42 0.118671 AU
17752985 km
11.56 km/s
2060-Sep-07 07:22 0.067969 AU
10168088 km
10.81 km/s
2063-Jan-10 08:03 0.448045 AU
67026640 km
22.25 km/s
2077-Nov-03 14:26 0.106883 AU
15989495 km
7.37 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
21.0

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.6081
Condition
1
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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