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NASA JPL SBDB · 2015 SE

2015 SE

2015 SE belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.184 AU it takes 1.29 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 30
Orbital Period · P
1.29 yr
v(q)
38.7 km/s
v(Q)
19.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
5.29
Eccentricity · e
0.3335

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.789 AU) and its farthest (1.579 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.79 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.29 yr (471 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.184 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.334 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.41° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 38.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.4 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 = 26.4 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 30 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4172 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
1.184 AU
Eccentricity
0.3335
Perihelion
0.789 AU
Aphelion
1.578864 AU
Inclination
6.41°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
69.02°

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
2030-Mar-18 16:20 0.205866 AU
30797043 km
19.32 km/s
2039-Mar-25 20:24 0.333263 AU
49855458 km
23.66 km/s
2046-Aug-28 12:57 0.269112 AU
40258633 km
22.83 km/s
2064-Sep-09 10:15 0.000460 AU
68771 km
15.51 km/s
2070-Mar-03 00:03 0.029212 AU
4370050 km
10.03 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
26.4

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.41718
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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