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2015 GZ12

2015 GZ12 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.105 AU it takes 1.16 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 52
Orbital Period · P
1.16 yr
v(q)
45.8 km/s
v(Q)
17.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.13 km
TJ
5.53
Eccentricity · e
0.4462

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.612 AU) and its farthest (1.598 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.986 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.16 yr (424 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.105 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.446) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.41° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 45.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.5 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 = 22.26 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.13 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 52 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.6689 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
1.105 AU
Eccentricity
0.4462
Perihelion
0.612 AU
Aphelion
1.598051 AU
Inclination
5.41°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
294.02°

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-Aug-20 11:02 0.066989 AU
10021479 km
13.28 km/s
2029-Jan-08 06:05 0.337544 AU
50495823 km
13.73 km/s
2029-Apr-15 06:12 0.405385 AU
60644762 km
9.29 km/s
2034-Aug-12 18:23 0.184800 AU
27645750 km
18.51 km/s
2035-Dec-16 22:10 0.369900 AU
55336288 km
15.66 km/s
2036-Apr-30 02:42 0.487603 AU
72944313 km
10.58 km/s
2037-Apr-04 14:08 0.384139 AU
57466344 km
24.65 km/s
2041-Aug-03 23:28 0.368211 AU
55083630 km
24.19 km/s
2042-Jul-10 14:12 0.478222 AU
71541038 km
10.61 km/s
2042-Nov-23 06:11 0.373424 AU
55863424 km
15.53 km/s
2044-Mar-26 20:33 0.211523 AU
31643412 km
19.12 km/s
2049-Jul-22 05:21 0.411191 AU
61513362 km
9.69 km/s
2049-Nov-04 02:44 0.353673 AU
52908791 km
13.87 km/s
2051-Mar-20 10:28 0.098618 AU
14753110 km
14.55 km/s
2056-Aug-05 11:17 0.322953 AU
48313084 km
8.47 km/s
2056-Oct-12 21:41 0.309248 AU
46262780 km
10.77 km/s
2058-Mar-12 17:36 0.139235 AU
20829189 km
10.23 km/s
2063-Aug-24 22:00 0.192853 AU
28850397 km
8.44 km/s
2065-Feb-08 22:31 0.260754 AU
39008314 km
9.47 km/s
2070-Aug-22 17:33 0.089229 AU
13348496 km
11.77 km/s
2072-Jan-18 19:54 0.317143 AU
47443969 km
12.52 km/s
2072-Apr-08 08:38 0.366718 AU
54860245 km
8.60 km/s
2077-Aug-18 04:45 0.085053 AU
12723807 km
14.94 km/s
2079-Jan-03 02:18 0.348724 AU
52168403 km
14.40 km/s
2079-Apr-20 07:51 0.429712 AU
64284039 km
9.67 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
22.26

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.66888
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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