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NASA JPL SBDB · 2012 AN10

2012 AN10

2012 AN10 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.909 AU and a period of 0.87 yr.

Aten Observations: 88
Orbital Period · P
0.87 yr
v(q)
47.6 km/s
v(Q)
20.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.11 km
TJ
6.47
Eccentricity · e
0.3982

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.547 AU) and its farthest (1.271 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.724 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.87 yr (317 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.909 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.398 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 14.13° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 47.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.5 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 = 22.63 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.11 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 88 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5475 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
0.9093 AU
Eccentricity
0.3982
Perihelion
0.547 AU
Aphelion
1.271383 AU
Inclination
14.13°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
130.6°

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
2038-Jan-15 16:50 0.146452 AU
21908860 km
10.65 km/s
2051-Jan-11 05:29 0.196446 AU
29387916 km
10.18 km/s
2058-Jan-13 05:14 0.159640 AU
23881873 km
18.38 km/s
2071-Jan-15 07:01 0.106118 AU
15874977 km
16.81 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
22.63

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.54754
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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