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NASA JPL SBDB · 2018 FB2

2018 FB2

2018 FB2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.136 AU it takes 1.21 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 25
Orbital Period · P
1.21 yr
v(q)
34.2 km/s
v(Q)
22.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.49
Eccentricity · e
0.1987

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.91 AU) and its farthest (1.362 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.452 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.21 yr (442 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.136 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.199 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.43° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.8 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 = 25.6 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 25 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4116 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

Semi-Major Axis
1.136 AU
Eccentricity
0.1987
Perihelion
0.91 AU
Aphelion
1.361723 AU
Inclination
5.43°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
229.25°

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)

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Close approaches

Predicted close approaches to Earth, from NASA's Center for Near-Earth Object Studies (CNEOS).

Date (UTC)Miss distanceVelocity
2029-Dec-26 19:07 0.371621 AU
55593676 km
7.19 km/s
2030-Sep-04 03:32 0.215427 AU
32227449 km
14.12 km/s
2035-Mar-15 10:04 0.216230 AU
32347614 km
15.15 km/s
2035-Nov-24 02:03 0.372349 AU
55702612 km
7.27 km/s
2047-Aug-23 08:37 0.049475 AU
7401301 km
6.97 km/s
2052-Mar-06 23:44 0.346929 AU
51899872 km
20.52 km/s
2053-Sep-11 05:57 0.302034 AU
45183649 km
19.15 km/s
2069-Dec-26 20:54 0.374629 AU
56043707 km
7.19 km/s
2070-Sep-04 09:37 0.237214 AU
35486655 km
14.22 km/s
2075-Mar-16 20:15 0.147816 AU
22112885 km
14.43 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
25.6

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.41162
Condition
7
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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