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NASA JPL SBDB · 2012 CA53

2012 CA53

2012 CA53 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.265 AU once every 1.42 yr.

Amor Observations: 17
Orbital Period · P
1.42 yr
v(q)
32.2 km/s
v(Q)
21.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.06
Eccentricity · e
0.1924

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.022 AU) and its farthest (1.508 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.486 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.42 yr (520 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.265 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.192 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.81° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.8 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 25.7 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 17 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.2838 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
1.265 AU
Eccentricity
0.1924
Perihelion
1.022 AU
Aphelion
1.508386 AU
Inclination
10.81°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
51.8°

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-Sep-02 10:00 0.350758 AU
52472602 km
7.28 km/s
2039-Feb-09 01:14 0.207812 AU
31088206 km
12.02 km/s
2045-Jul-25 13:38 0.469152 AU
70184101 km
8.48 km/s
2049-Feb-02 13:17 0.072102 AU
10786257 km
7.28 km/s
2055-Aug-08 04:41 0.429347 AU
64229361 km
8.29 km/s
2059-Feb-03 09:45 0.113819 AU
17027039 km
5.79 km/s
2065-Aug-22 11:16 0.378324 AU
56596433 km
7.83 km/s
2076-Feb-15 04:03 0.325519 AU
48697020 km
15.99 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
25.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.28376
Condition
6
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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