SpaceAtlas Space Object Data
NASA JPL SBDB · 2015 FE36

2015 FE36

2015 FE36 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.165 AU once every 1.26 yr.

Amor Observations: 62
Orbital Period · P
1.26 yr
v(q)
29.3 km/s
v(Q)
26 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.09 km
TJ
5.34
Eccentricity · e
0.0585

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.096 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.233 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.137 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.165 AU gives an orbital period of 1.26 yr, or about 459 days.

With e = 0.059, the orbit is close to circular.

A steep inclination of 23.09° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 29.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 26 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 = 23.04 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.09 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 62 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4924 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
1.165 AU
Eccentricity
0.0585
Perihelion
1.096 AU
Aphelion
1.233153 AU
Inclination
23.09°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
245.2°

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
2049-Oct-02 13:51 0.163924 AU
24522647 km
11.74 km/s
2054-Sep-28 04:55 0.188102 AU
28139593 km
12.35 km/s
2059-Apr-09 12:25 0.188093 AU
28138345 km
12.42 km/s
2064-Apr-04 08:34 0.159060 AU
23795088 km
11.76 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
23.04

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.49241
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.

Keep exploring

Explore asteroids, comets and near-Earth objects with JPL orbital data.