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2013 GV68

2013 GV68 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.706 AU it takes 2.23 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 205
Orbital Period · P
2.23 yr
v(q)
85.8 km/s
v(Q)
6.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.56 km
TJ
3.62
Eccentricity · e
0.8683

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.225 AU) and its farthest (3.187 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.962 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.23 yr (814 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.706 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.868) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.98° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 85.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 6.1 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 = 19.02 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.56 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 205 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5016 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
1.706 AU
Eccentricity
0.8683
Perihelion
0.225 AU
Aphelion
3.18732 AU
Inclination
5.98°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
352.82°

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
2028-Jul-29 15:51 0.346423 AU
51824092 km
21.90 km/s
2033-Apr-09 17:16 0.069302 AU
10367382 km
32.48 km/s
2037-Jul-09 09:14 0.182449 AU
27293970 km
36.04 km/s
2042-Mar-24 01:32 0.459197 AU
68694822 km
19.17 km/s
2053-Apr-28 07:32 0.439661 AU
65772383 km
44.84 km/s
2057-Jul-27 16:37 0.275874 AU
41270139 km
23.81 km/s
2062-Apr-08 13:13 0.054872 AU
8208727 km
31.33 km/s
2066-Jul-08 16:56 0.202349 AU
30270990 km
36.78 km/s
2071-Mar-24 09:08 0.470873 AU
70441582 km
18.91 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
19.02

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.50156
Condition
0
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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