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NASA JPL SBDB · 2012 UD

2012 UD

2012 UD is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.805 AU once every 2.43 yr.

Amor Observations: 49
Orbital Period · P
2.43 yr
v(q)
34.6 km/s
v(Q)
14.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.07 km
TJ
3.94
Eccentricity · e
0.4169

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.052 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.558 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.506 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.805 AU gives an orbital period of 2.43 yr, or about 886 days.

The high eccentricity (0.417) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.72° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 14.2 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 = 23.6 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.07 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 49 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3965 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
1.805 AU
Eccentricity
0.4169
Perihelion
1.052 AU
Aphelion
2.557504 AU
Inclination
8.72°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
223.69°

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
23.6

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.39645
Condition
6
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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