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2012 QH8

2012 QH8 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.919 AU and a period of 0.88 yr.

Aten Observations: 94
Orbital Period · P
0.88 yr
v(q)
45.6 km/s
v(Q)
21.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.18 km
TJ
6.4
Eccentricity · e
0.3669

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.582 AU) and its farthest (1.256 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.674 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.88 yr (322 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.919 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.367 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 19.41° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 45.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.1 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 = 21.45 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.18 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 94 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4004 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 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
0.9189 AU
Eccentricity
0.3669
Perihelion
0.582 AU
Aphelion
1.256044 AU
Inclination
19.41°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
85.43°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
21.45

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.40036
Condition
0
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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