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NASA JPL SBDB · 2013 CW83

2013 CW83

2013 CW83 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.075 AU it takes 1.11 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 68
Orbital Period · P
1.11 yr
v(q)
38.3 km/s
v(Q)
21.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.1 km
TJ
5.63
Eccentricity · e
0.2795

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.775 AU) and its farthest (1.375 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.6 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.11 yr (407 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.075 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.28 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 26.01° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 38.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.6 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 = 22.71 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.1 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 68 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4724 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

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
1.075 AU
Eccentricity
0.2795
Perihelion
0.775 AU
Aphelion
1.375463 AU
Inclination
26.01°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
58.26°

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
2030-Jul-28 06:52 0.200393 AU
29978345 km
20.29 km/s
2032-Feb-18 13:34 0.247379 AU
37007389 km
13.34 km/s
2033-Feb-17 03:17 0.303067 AU
45338143 km
23.01 km/s
2040-Aug-09 06:48 0.094261 AU
14101273 km
17.00 km/s
2042-Feb-11 06:57 0.125172 AU
18725524 km
13.89 km/s
2052-Feb-10 17:36 0.108245 AU
16193175 km
15.88 km/s
2062-Feb-13 06:55 0.118971 AU
17797825 km
19.46 km/s
2072-Feb-19 09:34 0.198994 AU
29769085 km
24.11 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
22.71

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.47243
Condition
7
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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