SpaceAtlas Space Object Data
NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 P5

COIAS

COIAS follows a distinctly cometary orbit: an eccentricity of 0.058 carries it from 4.433 AU at perihelion out to 4.975 AU at aphelion.

comet Observations: 258
Orbital Period · P
10.2 yr
v(q)
14.5 km/s
v(Q)
13 km/s
TJ
2.99
Eccentricity · e
0.0577

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 4.433 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 4.975 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.542 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 4.704 AU gives an orbital period of 10.2 yr, or about 3,726 days.

With e = 0.058, the orbit is close to circular.

The orbital plane is tilted 7.04° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 14.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 13 km/s at aphelion.

Its Tisserand parameter with respect to Jupiter is T_J = 2.99, a standard discriminator between asteroidal and cometary dynamics.

Size and surface

Neither a measured diameter nor a reliable absolute magnitude is available for COIAS, so its physical size remains unconstrained.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 258 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.2794 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
4.704 AU
Eccentricity
0.0577
Perihelion
4.433 AU
Aphelion
4.975421 AU
Inclination
7.04°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2459744.5
Mean Anomaly
325.97°

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
—

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.27942
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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