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NASA JPL SBDB · 2015 VM105

2015 VM105

2015 VM105 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.315 AU it takes 1.51 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 49
Orbital Period · P
1.51 yr
v(q)
33 km/s
v(Q)
20.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
4.91
Eccentricity · e
0.2359

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.005 AU) and its farthest (1.625 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.62 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.51 yr (551 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.315 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.236 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 11.66° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.4 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 26.6 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 49 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5453 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
1.315 AU
Eccentricity
0.2359
Perihelion
1.005 AU
Aphelion
1.625208 AU
Inclination
11.66°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
21.84°

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-01 02:21 0.276869 AU
41418996 km
16.27 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
26.6

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.54529
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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