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NASA JPL SBDB · 2018 HP

2018 HP

2018 HP is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.806 AU and a period of 0.72 yr.

Aten Observations: 40
Orbital Period · P
0.72 yr
v(q)
51 km/s
v(Q)
21.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
7.17
Eccentricity · e
0.4052

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.479 AU) and its farthest (1.132 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.653 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.72 yr (264 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.806 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.405) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 7.65° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 51 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

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 26.27 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 40 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4562 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
0.8059 AU
Eccentricity
0.4052
Perihelion
0.479 AU
Aphelion
1.132451 AU
Inclination
7.65°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
323.29°

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-Feb-19 17:59 0.218217 AU
32644793 km
18.87 km/s
2034-Apr-18 04:54 0.310479 AU
46447011 km
24.25 km/s
2036-Feb-15 09:52 0.118667 AU
17752330 km
11.47 km/s
2039-Apr-29 00:06 0.023899 AU
3575313 km
12.20 km/s
2041-Feb-25 00:36 0.296035 AU
44286165 km
23.85 km/s
2047-Apr-23 12:26 0.170834 AU
25556458 km
19.97 km/s
2049-Feb-16 01:16 0.130688 AU
19550656 km
15.53 km/s
2052-Apr-23 12:31 0.030886 AU
4620438 km
9.53 km/s
2057-Feb-23 10:59 0.120388 AU
18009800 km
9.00 km/s
2057-Jul-17 14:08 0.416408 AU
62293762 km
12.16 km/s
2059-Oct-29 20:58 0.479346 AU
71709202 km
19.24 km/s
2060-Apr-26 21:16 0.119779 AU
17918696 km
15.72 km/s
2062-Feb-20 19:40 0.292563 AU
43766730 km
20.08 km/s
2064-Dec-15 10:54 0.364322 AU
54501805 km
9.38 km/s
2065-Apr-04 03:36 0.134717 AU
20153323 km
8.83 km/s
2068-Apr-18 18:33 0.375805 AU
56219649 km
23.42 km/s
2070-Feb-14 20:12 0.119974 AU
17947796 km
12.18 km/s
2070-Aug-04 09:42 0.470452 AU
70378549 km
15.93 km/s
2072-Nov-13 01:47 0.447007 AU
66871320 km
16.67 km/s
2073-Apr-28 10:34 0.023429 AU
3504917 km
11.64 km/s
2075-Feb-26 10:17 0.387999 AU
58043839 km
24.38 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
26.27

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.45622
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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