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2013 AD53

2013 AD53 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.541 AU it takes 1.91 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 28
Orbital Period · P
1.91 yr
v(q)
34.6 km/s
v(Q)
16.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.07 km
TJ
4.37
Eccentricity · e
0.3513

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.999 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.082 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.083 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.541 AU gives an orbital period of 1.91 yr, or about 699 days.

An eccentricity of 0.351 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 13.75° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.6 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 = 23.4 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 28 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3582 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
1.541 AU
Eccentricity
0.3513
Perihelion
0.999 AU
Aphelion
2.082353 AU
Inclination
13.75°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
35.1°

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
2033-Dec-30 16:02 0.178667 AU
26728237 km
15.00 km/s
2035-Sep-11 07:32 0.243138 AU
36372996 km
12.19 km/s
2056-Sep-21 01:14 0.237923 AU
35592781 km
6.02 km/s
2056-Dec-21 11:36 0.136565 AU
20429847 km
8.14 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
23.4

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.3582
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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