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2015 XR128

2015 XR128 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.65 AU once every 2.12 yr.

Amor Observations: 601
Orbital Period · P
2.12 yr
v(q)
32.3 km/s
v(Q)
16.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.53 km
TJ
4.18
Eccentricity · e
0.3206

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.121 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.179 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.058 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.65 AU gives an orbital period of 2.12 yr, or about 774 days.

An eccentricity of 0.321 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 15.53° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.6 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

The measured diameter is 0.47 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.183 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 601 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3714 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 means the orbit is very well determined, leaving only a small uncertainty in the future ephemeris.

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
1.65 AU
Eccentricity
0.3206
Perihelion
1.121 AU
Aphelion
2.17899 AU
Inclination
15.53°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
324.94°

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
2033-Jan-04 10:28 0.151787 AU
22707078 km
8.93 km/s

Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
0.47 km
Albedo
0.183
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
19.13

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.37137
Condition
0
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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