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NASA JPL SBDB · 2014 QJ33

2014 QJ33

2014 QJ33 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.131 AU it takes 1.20 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 222
Orbital Period · P
1.20 yr
v(q)
39.1 km/s
v(Q)
20.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.06 km
TJ
5.48
Eccentricity · e
0.3211

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.768 AU) and its farthest (1.494 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.726 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.20 yr (439 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.131 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.321 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 2.46° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.1 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 = 23.7 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.06 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 222 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3317 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
1.131 AU
Eccentricity
0.3211
Perihelion
0.768 AU
Aphelion
1.494164 AU
Inclination
2.46°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
219.68°

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
2032-Nov-11 07:00 0.195915 AU
29308461 km
7.72 km/s
2051-Feb-04 11:00 0.157473 AU
23557631 km
6.42 km/s
2057-Mar-06 01:26 0.047108 AU
7047302 km
7.72 km/s
2063-Mar-10 17:48 0.011425 AU
1709209 km
9.47 km/s
2073-Sep-25 16:55 0.082717 AU
12374267 km
6.72 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
23.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.33167
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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