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NASA JPL SBDB · 2016 RL40

2016 RL40

2016 RL40 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.219 AU it takes 1.35 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 19
Orbital Period · P
1.35 yr
v(q)
40.4 km/s
v(Q)
18 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.15
Eccentricity · e
0.3836

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.751 AU) and its farthest (1.687 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.936 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.35 yr (492 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.219 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.384 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.28° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18 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 = 25.6 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 19 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5163 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 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
1.219 AU
Eccentricity
0.3836
Perihelion
0.751 AU
Aphelion
1.686608 AU
Inclination
10.28°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2457643.5
Mean Anomaly
50.46°

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)

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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
25.6

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51634
Condition
8
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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