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2018 EZ3

2018 EZ3 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.397 AU once every 1.65 yr.

Amor Observations: 50
Orbital Period · P
1.65 yr
v(q)
29.9 km/s
v(Q)
21.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.06 km
TJ
4.73
Eccentricity · e
0.1705

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.159 AU) and its farthest (1.635 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.476 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.65 yr (603 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.397 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.171 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.75° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 29.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.2 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 23.84 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.06 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 50 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4348 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 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

Semi-Major Axis
1.397 AU
Eccentricity
0.1705
Perihelion
1.159 AU
Aphelion
1.635189 AU
Inclination
10.75°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
331.71°

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
2028-Jul-07 22:59 0.380219 AU
56879883 km
4.04 km/s
2033-Aug-05 21:50 0.454221 AU
67950451 km
6.73 km/s
2046-Jan-29 10:22 0.397238 AU
59425944 km
5.47 km/s
2056-Mar-31 09:30 0.175100 AU
26194632 km
5.64 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
23.84

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.43484
Condition
6
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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