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NASA JPL SBDB · 2015 AD44

2015 AD44

2015 AD44 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.126 AU once every 1.19 yr.

Amor Observations: 59
Orbital Period · P
1.19 yr
v(q)
28.6 km/s
v(Q)
27.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.07 km
TJ
5.54
Eccentricity · e
0.0202

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.103 AU) and its farthest (1.149 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.046 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.19 yr (436 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.126 AU.

With e = 0.02, the orbit is close to circular.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.51° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 28.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 27.5 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 23.5 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.07 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 59 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4292 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
1.126 AU
Eccentricity
0.0202
Perihelion
1.103 AU
Aphelion
1.148745 AU
Inclination
8.51°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
106.87°

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
2027-Jun-23 16:12 0.123333 AU
18450280 km
4.47 km/s
2033-Jul-21 19:59 0.121707 AU
18207162 km
4.42 km/s
2039-Sep-08 00:55 0.203525 AU
30446878 km
3.28 km/s
2045-Nov-27 04:20 0.200988 AU
30067405 km
4.11 km/s
2052-Jan-03 23:18 0.151693 AU
22692981 km
4.89 km/s
2058-Feb-03 20:48 0.149556 AU
22373243 km
4.65 km/s
2064-Jun-02 23:21 0.167685 AU
25085369 km
4.28 km/s
2070-Jul-07 09:19 0.104479 AU
15629771 km
4.43 km/s
2076-Aug-08 09:46 0.161496 AU
24159493 km
4.28 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
23.5

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.42921
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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