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NASA JPL SBDB · 2015 RE2

2015 RE2

2015 RE2 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.579 AU once every 1.98 yr.

Amor Observations: 104
Orbital Period · P
1.98 yr
v(q)
32 km/s
v(Q)
17.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.11 km
TJ
4.18
Eccentricity · e
0.2915

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.119 AU) and its farthest (2.039 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.92 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.98 yr (725 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.579 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.291 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 33.02° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.6 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 = 22.64 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.11 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 104 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5111 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 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
1.579 AU
Eccentricity
0.2915
Perihelion
1.119 AU
Aphelion
2.039278 AU
Inclination
33.02°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2457274.5
Mean Anomaly
2.52°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
22.64

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51115
Condition
8
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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