SpaceAtlas Space Object Data
NASA JPL SBDB · 2011 UC64

2011 UC64

2011 UC64 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.071 AU it takes 1.11 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 49
Orbital Period · P
1.11 yr
v(q)
47.5 km/s
v(Q)
17.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.66
Eccentricity · e
0.4627

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.576 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.567 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.991 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.071 AU gives an orbital period of 1.11 yr, or about 405 days.

The high eccentricity (0.463) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 3.93° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 47.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.4 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 = 27.9 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 49 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4755 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 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
1.071 AU
Eccentricity
0.4627
Perihelion
0.576 AU
Aphelion
1.566552 AU
Inclination
3.93°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
11.85°

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
2031-Oct-14 11:30 0.153667 AU
22988271 km
21.06 km/s
2032-Sep-28 12:04 0.338152 AU
50586860 km
9.77 km/s
2034-Jul-02 09:15 0.386796 AU
57863909 km
10.00 km/s
2035-Jun-08 12:34 0.095873 AU
14342438 km
18.76 km/s
2041-Oct-06 19:29 0.324789 AU
48587760 km
25.91 km/s
2042-Oct-17 19:30 0.211309 AU
31611402 km
8.37 km/s
2044-Feb-26 12:45 0.401874 AU
60119531 km
16.74 km/s
2044-Jul-14 22:01 0.469895 AU
70295333 km
10.95 km/s
2045-May-31 17:06 0.044417 AU
6644749 km
13.75 km/s
2052-Oct-26 03:42 0.000502 AU
75155 km
11.81 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
27.9

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.47551
Condition
7
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.

Keep exploring

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