Orbit and dynamics
The path is an ellipse reaching 0.671 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 3.276 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.605 AU.
Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.974 AU gives an orbital period of 2.77 yr, or about 1,013 days.
The high eccentricity (0.66) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.
The orbital plane is tilted 10.18° relative to the ecliptic.
By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 46.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 9.6 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 = 20.6 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.27 km.
Observation record and orbit quality
The current orbit solution is based on 53 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3786 arcseconds.
Condition code U = 4 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.
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
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 distance | Velocity |
|---|---|---|
| 2028-Mar-13 04:14 | 0.288374 AU 43140120 km |
16.64 km/s |
| 2039-May-12 16:32 | 0.205823 AU 30790620 km |
22.39 km/s |
| 2041-Nov-19 04:07 | 0.222956 AU 33353716 km |
22.57 km/s |
| 2053-Jan-25 02:20 | 0.307979 AU 46072975 km |
16.84 km/s |
| 2064-Apr-19 15:56 | 0.177022 AU 26482071 km |
15.63 km/s |
| 2066-Nov-05 23:54 | 0.446369 AU 66775914 km |
30.69 km/s |
| 2075-May-24 13:37 | 0.366124 AU 54771362 km |
28.16 km/s |
| 2077-Dec-01 05:52 | 0.175615 AU 26271617 km |
17.33 km/s |
Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.
Physical Parameters
Orbit Quality
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