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2015 VG150

2015 VG150 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.434 AU once every 1.72 yr.

Amor Observations: 57
Orbital Period · P
1.72 yr
v(q)
33.3 km/s
v(Q)
18.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
4.64
Eccentricity · e
0.2824

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.029 AU) and its farthest (1.839 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.81 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.72 yr (627 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.434 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.282 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 1.34° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.6 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 = 25.7 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 57 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4412 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
1.434 AU
Eccentricity
0.2824
Perihelion
1.029 AU
Aphelion
1.838962 AU
Inclination
1.34°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
58.46°

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-Dec-02 22:10 0.119300 AU
17847021 km
7.45 km/s
2039-Aug-16 04:24 0.350026 AU
52363139 km
3.72 km/s
2039-Dec-16 15:30 0.310876 AU
46506369 km
13.91 km/s
2046-Sep-17 08:24 0.329928 AU
49356491 km
14.79 km/s
2047-Jan-27 11:15 0.366166 AU
54777603 km
4.61 km/s
2058-Oct-01 23:07 0.104839 AU
15683758 km
8.32 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
25.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.44121
Condition
6
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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