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NASA JPL SBDB · 2015 CA40

2015 CA40

2015 CA40 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.103 AU it takes 1.16 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 167
Orbital Period · P
1.16 yr
v(q)
31 km/s
v(Q)
25.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
5.6
Eccentricity · e
0.0893

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.005 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.201 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.196 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.103 AU gives an orbital period of 1.16 yr, or about 423 days.

With e = 0.089, the orbit is close to circular.

The orbital plane is tilted 15.01° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.9 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 24.6 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 167 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4452 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

Semi-Major Axis
1.103 AU
Eccentricity
0.0893
Perihelion
1.005 AU
Aphelion
1.201498 AU
Inclination
15.01°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
270.11°

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
2029-Sep-10 15:05 0.204414 AU
30579964 km
8.02 km/s
2030-Mar-13 21:21 0.358952 AU
53698387 km
13.74 km/s
2037-Feb-27 00:30 0.047023 AU
7034509 km
8.30 km/s
2044-Feb-16 20:30 0.161100 AU
24100150 km
9.94 km/s
2044-Jul-29 10:13 0.234336 AU
35056193 km
7.84 km/s
2051-Feb-06 08:28 0.450200 AU
67348998 km
16.22 km/s
2051-Aug-27 15:37 0.191923 AU
28711327 km
8.05 km/s
2058-Sep-24 23:02 0.241123 AU
36071420 km
7.82 km/s
2059-Mar-07 18:01 0.253884 AU
37980558 km
10.92 km/s
2066-Feb-23 07:41 0.017714 AU
2649929 km
8.08 km/s
2073-Feb-08 13:24 0.383355 AU
57349160 km
14.52 km/s
2073-Aug-21 20:07 0.189592 AU
28362597 km
8.03 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
24.6

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.44519
Condition
6
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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