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NASA JPL SBDB · 2015 XZ1

2015 XZ1

2015 XZ1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.089 AU it takes 1.14 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 102
Orbital Period · P
1.14 yr
v(q)
34.2 km/s
v(Q)
23.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
5.63
Eccentricity · e
0.1783

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.895 AU) and its farthest (1.283 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.388 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.14 yr (415 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.089 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.178 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 19.8° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.8 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 = 25 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 102 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.298 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
1.089 AU
Eccentricity
0.1783
Perihelion
0.895 AU
Aphelion
1.283169 AU
Inclination
19.8°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
27.44°

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
2032-Dec-08 18:21 0.167847 AU
25109511 km
10.31 km/s
2033-Jun-02 04:28 0.108192 AU
16185283 km
10.05 km/s
2040-Dec-07 08:33 0.043118 AU
6450414 km
13.01 km/s
2042-Jun-11 05:40 0.189306 AU
28319762 km
18.54 km/s
2048-Nov-26 02:50 0.229528 AU
34336970 km
20.76 km/s
2050-Jun-02 05:25 0.062722 AU
9383092 km
11.75 km/s
2057-Dec-10 19:40 0.054980 AU
8224874 km
10.54 km/s
2065-Dec-04 19:07 0.048630 AU
7275019 km
15.05 km/s
2067-Jun-08 09:01 0.145665 AU
21791126 km
16.35 km/s
2075-Jun-01 20:54 0.056540 AU
8458280 km
10.97 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
25.0

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.29802
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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