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2012 JU11

2012 JU11 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.489 AU once every 1.82 yr.

Amor Observations: 37
Orbital Period · P
1.82 yr
v(q)
32.1 km/s
v(Q)
18.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
4.52
Eccentricity · e
0.2683

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.089 AU) and its farthest (1.888 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.799 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.82 yr (664 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.489 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.268 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 4.8° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.5 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 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 37 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5484 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
1.489 AU
Eccentricity
0.2683
Perihelion
1.089 AU
Aphelion
1.888499 AU
Inclination
4.8°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
255.34°

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
2032-May-29 16:30 0.067808 AU
10143874 km
5.55 km/s
2041-Jul-07 07:47 0.258268 AU
38636377 km
11.89 km/s
2052-May-16 03:56 0.224754 AU
33622667 km
11.02 km/s
2061-Jun-23 19:00 0.067814 AU
10144860 km
6.35 km/s
2072-Sep-01 08:07 0.413306 AU
61829657 km
4.41 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
25.0

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.5484
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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