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NASA JPL SBDB · 2014 YP15

2014 YP15

2014 YP15 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.32 AU it takes 1.52 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 135
Orbital Period · P
1.52 yr
v(q)
34.9 km/s
v(Q)
19.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.36 km
TJ
4.85
Eccentricity · e
0.289

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.939 AU) and its farthest (1.701 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.762 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.52 yr (554 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.32 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.289 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 20.62° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.3 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 = 19.99 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.36 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 135 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5367 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
1.32 AU
Eccentricity
0.289
Perihelion
0.939 AU
Aphelion
1.70148 AU
Inclination
20.62°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
92.87°

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
2050-Apr-06 10:09 0.464799 AU
69532912 km
18.56 km/s
2053-Apr-29 06:19 0.290984 AU
43530576 km
14.76 km/s
2056-May-23 06:33 0.128368 AU
19203605 km
12.85 km/s
2059-Jun-15 07:19 0.097518 AU
14588500 km
13.04 km/s
2062-Jul-05 22:07 0.258486 AU
38668963 km
15.44 km/s
2065-Jul-23 14:41 0.441717 AU
66079951 km
19.55 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
19.99

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.53673
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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