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NASA JPL SBDB · 2015 CW13

2015 CW13

2015 CW13 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.432 AU it takes 1.71 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 134
Orbital Period · P
1.71 yr
v(q)
35.1 km/s
v(Q)
17.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.09 km
TJ
4.62
Eccentricity · e
0.3304

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.959 AU) and its farthest (1.905 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.946 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.71 yr (626 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.432 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.33 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 2.77° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.7 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 = 22.9 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.09 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 134 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4063 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
1.432 AU
Eccentricity
0.3304
Perihelion
0.959 AU
Aphelion
1.905133 AU
Inclination
2.77°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
179.43°

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-Apr-10 21:15 0.043290 AU
6476077 km
5.64 km/s
2039-May-10 18:51 0.049039 AU
7336130 km
5.71 km/s
2051-May-30 17:55 0.044954 AU
6725075 km
6.72 km/s
2063-Jan-27 17:16 0.416421 AU
62295694 km
4.65 km/s
2063-Jun-18 15:09 0.169218 AU
25314726 km
11.35 km/s
2070-Feb-14 20:43 0.395386 AU
59148919 km
18.44 km/s
2075-Jun-30 21:05 0.358953 AU
53698594 km
17.05 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
22.9

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.40631
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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