Orbit and dynamics
The path is an ellipse reaching 0.587 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 4.945 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 4.358 AU.
Applying Kepler's third law to a = 2.766 AU gives an orbital period of 4.60 yr, or about 1,680 days.
The high eccentricity (0.788) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.
Its inclination of 4.54° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.
By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 52 km/s at perihelion and falls to 6.2 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
The measured diameter is 0.97 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.
Its geometric albedo of 0.022 indicates a very dark, carbonaceous-type surface.
Observation record and orbit quality
The current orbit solution is based on 194 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3961 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
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 distance | Velocity |
|---|---|---|
| 2037-May-14 19:51 | 0.071728 AU 10730424 km |
22.78 km/s |
| 2046-Nov-13 07:58 | 0.120977 AU 18097876 km |
26.00 km/s |
| 2060-Aug-27 07:25 | 0.409179 AU 61212376 km |
21.67 km/s |
| 2079-Oct-14 15:55 | 0.214166 AU 32038755 km |
16.09 km/s |
Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.
Physical Parameters
Orbit Quality
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