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NASA JPL SBDB · 2015 HM1

2015 HM1

2015 HM1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.085 AU it takes 1.13 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 23
Orbital Period · P
1.13 yr
v(q)
34.4 km/s
v(Q)
23.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.65
Eccentricity · e
0.1822

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.887 AU) and its farthest (1.283 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.396 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.13 yr (413 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.085 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.182 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 18.74° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.8 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 = 25.2 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 23 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.501 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

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
1.085 AU
Eccentricity
0.1822
Perihelion
0.887 AU
Aphelion
1.282687 AU
Inclination
18.74°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
207.76°

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
2032-May-01 18:00 0.136359 AU
20398974 km
13.07 km/s
2033-Feb-20 16:16 0.446798 AU
66839998 km
7.75 km/s
2033-Nov-06 02:52 0.203495 AU
30442403 km
15.66 km/s
2041-Apr-27 22:40 0.138265 AU
20684086 km
9.97 km/s
2042-Nov-17 17:15 0.418670 AU
62632170 km
22.10 km/s
2049-Apr-26 02:23 0.332530 AU
49745713 km
19.85 km/s
2050-Oct-22 08:03 0.026475 AU
3960652 km
10.44 km/s
2058-May-01 12:34 0.124537 AU
18630426 km
14.39 km/s
2059-Nov-03 07:26 0.023415 AU
3502861 km
14.06 km/s
2067-May-01 11:21 0.101034 AU
15114502 km
10.62 km/s
2068-Nov-13 09:01 0.259732 AU
38855284 km
19.70 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
25.2

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.50095
Condition
7
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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