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2013 RG74

2013 RG74 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.693 AU and a period of 0.58 yr.

Aten Observations: 54
Orbital Period · P
0.58 yr
v(q)
85.4 km/s
v(Q)
15 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.08 km
TJ
8.03
Eccentricity · e
0.7016

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.207 AU) and its farthest (1.179 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.972 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.58 yr (211 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.693 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.702) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.48° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 85.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 15 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 = 23.35 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.08 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 54 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.2726 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
0.6931 AU
Eccentricity
0.7016
Perihelion
0.207 AU
Aphelion
1.179379 AU
Inclination
6.48°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
263.6°

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-Sep-20 03:46 0.021362 AU
3195702 km
16.11 km/s
2029-Aug-11 08:13 0.136383 AU
20402652 km
23.63 km/s
2032-Sep-05 06:57 0.155945 AU
23329113 km
14.72 km/s
2033-Aug-19 05:33 0.316567 AU
47357704 km
30.94 km/s
2035-Sep-15 11:30 0.225827 AU
33783293 km
27.84 km/s
2036-Aug-18 01:55 0.122361 AU
18304945 km
14.95 km/s
2039-Sep-22 04:47 0.007460 AU
1116036 km
20.76 km/s
2040-Aug-08 12:12 0.078932 AU
11808068 km
18.04 km/s
2043-Sep-19 21:39 0.011113 AU
1662513 km
15.72 km/s
2044-Aug-11 22:49 0.120441 AU
18017758 km
24.45 km/s
2046-Sep-07 04:06 0.375281 AU
56141236 km
34.48 km/s
2048-Aug-20 05:06 0.298462 AU
44649222 km
31.87 km/s
2050-Sep-16 08:51 0.152496 AU
22813117 km
26.94 km/s
2051-Aug-16 21:45 0.093296 AU
13956868 km
15.09 km/s
2054-Sep-22 11:49 0.000376 AU
56188 km
19.90 km/s
2055-Aug-09 06:29 0.078451 AU
11736116 km
18.78 km/s
2058-Sep-18 03:18 0.020473 AU
3062685 km
15.40 km/s
2059-Aug-13 18:35 0.123319 AU
18448296 km
25.45 km/s
2061-Sep-08 07:45 0.328827 AU
49191757 km
33.46 km/s
2063-Aug-22 07:29 0.314820 AU
47096336 km
32.92 km/s
2065-Sep-17 07:06 0.120200 AU
17981610 km
25.93 km/s
2066-Aug-14 20:02 0.080872 AU
12098263 km
15.31 km/s
2069-Sep-22 14:23 0.000804 AU
120302 km
19.08 km/s
2070-Aug-09 06:14 0.077582 AU
11606165 km
19.56 km/s
2073-Sep-16 09:37 0.069260 AU
10361086 km
15.16 km/s
2074-Aug-14 11:07 0.187184 AU
28002388 km
26.24 km/s
2076-Sep-09 02:06 0.376266 AU
56288524 km
32.71 km/s
2077-Aug-30 08:09 0.172980 AU
25877426 km
14.68 km/s
2078-Aug-22 23:02 0.414437 AU
61998939 km
33.54 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
23.35

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.27261
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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