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NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 GX15

2016 GX15

2016 GX15 is a small body of the Solar System moving on a 2.557 AU orbit, with an orbital period of 4.09 yr.

asteroid Observations: 100
Orbital Period · P
4.09 yr
v(q)
31.9 km/s
v(Q)
10.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
1.08 km
TJ
3.23
Eccentricity · e
0.4917

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.3 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 3.814 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.514 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 2.557 AU gives an orbital period of 4.09 yr, or about 1,493 days.

The high eccentricity (0.492) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 11.12° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 10.9 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 17.58 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 1.08 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 100 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4265 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
2.557 AU
Eccentricity
0.4917
Perihelion
1.3 AU
Aphelion
3.814277 AU
Inclination
11.12°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
90.1°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
17.58

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.42648
Condition
0
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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