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2012 GV11

2012 GV11 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.045 AU it takes 1.07 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 86
Orbital Period · P
1.07 yr
v(q)
36.3 km/s
v(Q)
23.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.13 km
TJ
5.85
Eccentricity · e
0.2157

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.82 AU) and its farthest (1.27 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.45 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.07 yr (390 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.045 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.216 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.4° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.4 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 = 22.11 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.13 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 86 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5625 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 3 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
1.045 AU
Eccentricity
0.2157
Perihelion
0.82 AU
Aphelion
1.270406 AU
Inclination
5.4°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
281.33°

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
2027-Jul-25 07:29 0.091811 AU
13734674 km
5.51 km/s
2028-Apr-17 02:35 0.275415 AU
41201444 km
6.55 km/s
2028-Nov-10 08:56 0.175337 AU
26229968 km
6.03 km/s
2029-Feb-15 05:47 0.186129 AU
27844469 km
5.44 km/s
2030-Jan-21 14:55 0.239817 AU
35876100 km
13.39 km/s
2042-Jul-01 21:45 0.212953 AU
31857257 km
12.28 km/s
2043-May-30 22:11 0.220918 AU
33048915 km
4.76 km/s
2043-Sep-11 00:26 0.163589 AU
24472638 km
6.49 km/s
2044-Mar-26 04:07 0.265959 AU
39786831 km
6.66 km/s
2045-Jan-13 22:07 0.082678 AU
12368398 km
5.63 km/s
2046-Jan-28 14:52 0.401184 AU
60016235 km
18.44 km/s
2057-Jun-18 21:10 0.459715 AU
68772404 km
19.81 km/s
2058-Jul-12 03:54 0.086997 AU
13014619 km
7.74 km/s
2059-May-02 00:20 0.265320 AU
39691305 km
6.15 km/s
2059-Oct-17 11:24 0.185238 AU
27711212 km
6.87 km/s
2060-Mar-04 10:36 0.227924 AU
34096926 km
6.15 km/s
2061-Jan-17 09:38 0.140826 AU
21067265 km
10.16 km/s
2073-Jun-25 10:11 0.332676 AU
49767679 km
16.00 km/s
2074-Aug-05 03:06 0.110025 AU
16459482 km
5.31 km/s
2075-Apr-13 05:50 0.275664 AU
41238711 km
6.63 km/s
2075-Nov-22 01:35 0.165952 AU
24826126 km
5.44 km/s
2076-Feb-09 02:29 0.165847 AU
24810300 km
5.11 km/s
2077-Jan-22 22:46 0.270482 AU
40463532 km
14.41 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
22.11

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.5625
Condition
3
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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