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NASA JPL SBDB · 2018 FQ1

2018 FQ1

2018 FQ1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.169 AU it takes 1.26 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 34
Orbital Period · P
1.26 yr
v(q)
34.4 km/s
v(Q)
22.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.38
Eccentricity · e
0.2174

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.915 AU) and its farthest (1.423 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.508 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.26 yr (462 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.169 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.217 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 3.93° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.1 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 = 26.93 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 34 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5279 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
1.169 AU
Eccentricity
0.2174
Perihelion
0.915 AU
Aphelion
1.423141 AU
Inclination
3.93°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
140.09°

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
2027-Dec-22 03:22 0.396618 AU
59333225 km
7.61 km/s
2028-Aug-18 08:50 0.232506 AU
34782474 km
15.20 km/s
2037-Mar-06 04:11 0.100153 AU
14982726 km
14.49 km/s
2047-Aug-05 21:33 0.053832 AU
8053196 km
7.96 km/s
2051-Dec-09 17:19 0.426326 AU
63777390 km
8.00 km/s
2052-Aug-25 04:05 0.394590 AU
59029804 km
19.61 km/s
2056-Feb-28 17:14 0.236505 AU
35380645 km
18.60 km/s
2061-Sep-30 06:17 0.209589 AU
31354070 km
5.93 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
26.93

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.52794
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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