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2016 UW40

2016 UW40 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.334 AU it takes 1.54 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 78
Orbital Period · P
1.54 yr
v(q)
35.2 km/s
v(Q)
18.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.15 km
TJ
4.84
Eccentricity · e
0.3007

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.933 AU) and its farthest (1.735 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.802 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.54 yr (563 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.334 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.301 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 14.51° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.9 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 = 21.82 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.15 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 78 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5608 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
1.334 AU
Eccentricity
0.3007
Perihelion
0.933 AU
Aphelion
1.735134 AU
Inclination
14.51°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
146.98°

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
2030-Apr-22 19:51 0.401058 AU
59997440 km
20.48 km/s
2033-May-19 21:18 0.130968 AU
19592563 km
8.62 km/s
2033-Oct-06 18:15 0.300907 AU
45015050 km
8.13 km/s
2036-Sep-29 10:54 0.357411 AU
53467971 km
17.00 km/s
2050-May-06 06:04 0.119137 AU
17822568 km
13.10 km/s
2050-Oct-25 18:46 0.430815 AU
64449009 km
9.27 km/s
2053-Apr-26 09:39 0.418002 AU
62532254 km
7.36 km/s
2053-Sep-23 17:22 0.216949 AU
32455101 km
10.90 km/s
2067-Apr-24 05:10 0.379884 AU
56829879 km
19.90 km/s
2070-May-22 03:43 0.150482 AU
22511729 km
8.35 km/s
2070-Oct-05 12:23 0.288786 AU
43201749 km
8.09 km/s
2073-Sep-30 15:51 0.371578 AU
55587210 km
17.50 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
21.82

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.56084
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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