Orbit and dynamics
The path is an ellipse reaching 0.969 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.091 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.122 AU.
Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.03 AU gives an orbital period of 1.05 yr, or about 382 days.
With e = 0.059, the orbit is close to circular.
The orbital plane is tilted 9.65° relative to the ecliptic.
By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 27.7 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 = 26.4 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.
Observation record and orbit quality
The current orbit solution is based on 41 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.401 arcseconds.
Condition code U = 6 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2036-Mar-26 21:20 | 0.300204 AU 44909863 km |
13.14 km/s |
| 2037-Apr-02 10:20 | 0.030037 AU 4493492 km |
6.37 km/s |
| 2038-Sep-29 02:43 | 0.030390 AU 4546322 km |
5.83 km/s |
| 2039-Oct-02 17:50 | 0.285387 AU 42693248 km |
12.24 km/s |
| 2059-Mar-28 07:32 | 0.241020 AU 36056060 km |
13.45 km/s |
| 2060-Apr-02 16:57 | 0.029371 AU 4393770 km |
6.51 km/s |
| 2061-Sep-29 01:31 | 0.028852 AU 4316149 km |
5.83 km/s |
| 2062-Oct-03 02:48 | 0.230077 AU 34419090 km |
12.43 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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