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2015 VH65

2015 VH65 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.852 AU and a period of 0.79 yr.

Aten Observations: 62
Orbital Period · P
0.79 yr
v(q)
40.7 km/s
v(Q)
25.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
6.88
Eccentricity · e
0.2283

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.657 AU) and its farthest (1.046 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.389 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.79 yr (287 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.852 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.228 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 13.38° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.6 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 = 27.7 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 62 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5211 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
0.8516 AU
Eccentricity
0.2283
Perihelion
0.657 AU
Aphelion
1.04602 AU
Inclination
13.38°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
30.61°

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
2026-Nov-10 00:24 0.018614 AU
2784611 km
7.98 km/s
2030-May-08 02:32 0.332213 AU
49698421 km
12.92 km/s
2030-Nov-09 11:38 0.344881 AU
51593478 km
17.44 km/s
2033-Sep-18 09:31 0.366243 AU
54789183 km
14.82 km/s
2034-Mar-18 19:03 0.359750 AU
53817816 km
11.96 km/s
2037-Oct-28 13:16 0.106287 AU
15900321 km
7.61 km/s
2041-May-22 13:45 0.319730 AU
47830855 km
12.16 km/s
2041-Nov-12 11:57 0.242319 AU
36250439 km
14.10 km/s
2044-Sep-20 09:34 0.470929 AU
70449907 km
18.39 km/s
2045-Apr-02 18:45 0.356882 AU
53388756 km
12.91 km/s
2048-Oct-09 20:11 0.179748 AU
26889935 km
8.23 km/s
2049-Jan-23 05:36 0.314999 AU
47123216 km
4.95 km/s
2052-Jun-06 11:46 0.305402 AU
45687550 km
11.02 km/s
2052-Nov-14 02:30 0.126047 AU
18856395 km
11.12 km/s
2056-Apr-17 05:59 0.348822 AU
52183032 km
13.25 km/s
2059-Sep-23 11:24 0.247526 AU
37029290 km
10.18 km/s
2060-Feb-22 21:18 0.346621 AU
51853805 km
9.30 km/s
2063-Jun-25 21:27 0.288562 AU
43168265 km
9.20 km/s
2063-Nov-13 02:51 0.019117 AU
2859895 km
8.64 km/s
2067-Apr-27 21:02 0.343440 AU
51377956 km
13.27 km/s
2067-Nov-06 21:00 0.436699 AU
65329280 km
20.08 km/s
2070-Sep-20 14:57 0.283414 AU
42398063 km
11.40 km/s
2071-Mar-01 21:34 0.354791 AU
53075939 km
10.25 km/s
2074-Jun-26 23:35 0.288332 AU
43133873 km
9.07 km/s
2074-Nov-12 16:17 0.018248 AU
2729930 km
8.57 km/s
2078-Apr-23 10:43 0.347167 AU
51935392 km
13.38 km/s
2078-Nov-05 03:44 0.467707 AU
69967947 km
21.27 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
27.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.52107
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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