Orbit and dynamics
The path is an ellipse reaching 0.752 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.358 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.606 AU.
Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.055 AU gives an orbital period of 1.08 yr, or about 396 days.
An eccentricity of 0.287 makes the orbit moderately elongated.
Its inclination of 2.38° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.
By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.6 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
Neither a measured diameter nor a reliable absolute magnitude is available for 2018 BD, so its physical size remains unconstrained.
Observation record and orbit quality
The current orbit solution is based on 34 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.248 arcseconds.
Condition code U = 7 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
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
Orbit Quality
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