Orbit and dynamics
The path is an ellipse reaching 0.752 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 3.816 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 3.064 AU.
Applying Kepler's third law to a = 2.284 AU gives an orbital period of 3.45 yr, or about 1,261 days.
The high eccentricity (0.671) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.
A steep inclination of 41.1° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.
By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 44.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 8.7 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 = 20.45 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.29 km.
Observation record and orbit quality
The current orbit solution is based on 38 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4093 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2031-Feb-22 16:10 | 0.358550 AU 53638373 km |
35.42 km/s |
| 2048-Sep-03 00:47 | 0.381480 AU 57068656 km |
32.97 km/s |
| 2055-Aug-17 23:59 | 0.385270 AU 57635645 km |
22.11 km/s |
| 2062-Mar-14 01:42 | 0.179317 AU 26825456 km |
25.06 km/s |
| 2069-Feb-20 06:46 | 0.397402 AU 59450451 km |
36.31 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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