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NASA JPL SBDB · 2011 UP63

2011 UP63

2011 UP63 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.077 AU it takes 1.12 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 96
Orbital Period · P
1.12 yr
v(q)
32.4 km/s
v(Q)
25.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.06 km
TJ
5.72
Eccentricity · e
0.1212

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.946 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.208 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.262 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.077 AU gives an orbital period of 1.12 yr, or about 408 days.

An eccentricity of 0.121 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 11.33° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.4 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 = 23.8 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 96 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.392 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
1.077 AU
Eccentricity
0.1212
Perihelion
0.946 AU
Aphelion
1.207532 AU
Inclination
11.33°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
315.86°

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
2030-Nov-03 19:35 0.070618 AU
10564364 km
7.80 km/s
2032-Apr-28 06:41 0.400423 AU
59902449 km
18.42 km/s
2041-Apr-14 02:32 0.048205 AU
7211339 km
7.37 km/s
2049-Nov-03 22:03 0.134970 AU
20191247 km
9.92 km/s
2051-Apr-25 08:08 0.364120 AU
54471538 km
15.95 km/s
2059-Oct-17 05:36 0.140056 AU
20952018 km
5.97 km/s
2060-Apr-13 17:54 0.041925 AU
6271936 km
6.79 km/s
2068-Nov-04 04:35 0.093310 AU
13959032 km
9.57 km/s
2070-Apr-26 01:27 0.312646 AU
46771170 km
16.57 km/s
2079-Apr-15 01:49 0.054334 AU
8128230 km
8.03 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
23.8

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.39197
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.

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