Orbit and dynamics
The path is an ellipse reaching 0.834 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.036 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.202 AU.
Applying Kepler's third law to a = 0.935 AU gives an orbital period of 0.90 yr, or about 330 days.
An eccentricity of 0.108 makes the orbit moderately elongated.
Its inclination of 2.48° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.
By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 27.6 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
Neither a measured diameter nor a reliable absolute magnitude is available for 2015 VU64, so its physical size remains unconstrained.
Observation record and orbit quality
The current orbit solution is based on 34 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4483 arcseconds.
Condition code U = 5 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
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 distance | Velocity |
|---|---|---|
| 2034-Sep-15 13:34 | 0.124585 AU 18637618 km |
2.46 km/s |
| 2035-Jan-07 16:20 | 0.062536 AU 9355183 km |
2.72 km/s |
| 2043-Nov-03 16:21 | 0.096367 AU 14416279 km |
6.45 km/s |
| 2044-Jun-03 15:23 | 0.176536 AU 26409364 km |
4.91 km/s |
| 2053-Aug-13 14:27 | 0.161426 AU 24148971 km |
3.97 km/s |
| 2054-Feb-19 16:38 | 0.041542 AU 6214653 km |
3.55 km/s |
| 2062-Nov-11 08:15 | 0.016758 AU 2506924 km |
2.94 km/s |
| 2063-Apr-25 07:11 | 0.141421 AU 21156215 km |
3.72 km/s |
Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.
Physical Parameters
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