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NASA JPL SBDB · 2013 TP4

2013 TP4

2013 TP4 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.882 AU it takes 2.58 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 23
Orbital Period · P
2.58 yr
v(q)
58.8 km/s
v(Q)
8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
3.54
Eccentricity · e
0.7602

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.451 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 3.313 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.862 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.882 AU gives an orbital period of 2.58 yr, or about 943 days.

The high eccentricity (0.76) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.32° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 58.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 8 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 = 27.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 23 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.6016 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 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
1.882 AU
Eccentricity
0.7602
Perihelion
0.451 AU
Aphelion
3.312696 AU
Inclination
6.32°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2456571.5
Mean Anomaly
19.63°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
27.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.60164
Condition
8
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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