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2018 JH1

2018 JH1 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.816 AU and a period of 0.74 yr.

Aten Observations: 31
Orbital Period · P
0.74 yr
v(q)
58.8 km/s
v(Q)
18.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
7.06
Eccentricity · e
0.5214

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.39 AU) and its farthest (1.241 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.851 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.74 yr (269 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.816 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.521) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 3.46° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 58.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.5 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 = 25.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 31 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3146 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
0.8155 AU
Eccentricity
0.5214
Perihelion
0.39 AU
Aphelion
1.240702 AU
Inclination
3.46°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
91.0°

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-Jul-19 05:59 0.076611 AU
11460872 km
15.72 km/s
2029-May-08 23:19 0.269818 AU
40364271 km
22.51 km/s
2030-Jul-08 10:03 0.352625 AU
52751929 km
25.47 km/s
2032-May-01 12:44 0.029668 AU
4438200 km
12.99 km/s
2035-Jun-01 12:06 0.221296 AU
33105398 km
10.83 km/s
2035-Oct-04 20:01 0.480112 AU
71823794 km
15.66 km/s
2038-Jul-09 13:01 0.148509 AU
22216656 km
10.69 km/s
2041-Jul-16 17:36 0.135586 AU
20283319 km
18.13 km/s
2043-May-06 06:21 0.182868 AU
27356619 km
19.74 km/s
2044-Jul-03 23:45 0.440604 AU
65913419 km
28.39 km/s
2046-May-06 18:30 0.112352 AU
16807631 km
11.11 km/s
2049-Feb-19 12:32 0.466586 AU
69800346 km
14.11 km/s
2049-Jun-12 21:52 0.226257 AU
33847511 km
10.85 km/s
2049-Sep-19 03:23 0.430608 AU
64418028 km
10.88 km/s
2052-Jul-17 15:42 0.079837 AU
11943380 km
12.02 km/s
2054-May-14 14:43 0.395212 AU
59122877 km
26.66 km/s
2055-Jul-13 12:13 0.238771 AU
35719632 km
21.59 km/s
2057-May-02 13:51 0.074465 AU
11139798 km
16.23 km/s
2060-May-18 10:00 0.184288 AU
27569166 km
10.65 km/s
2063-Jun-26 06:47 0.205684 AU
30769851 km
10.72 km/s
2066-Jul-19 15:10 0.063207 AU
9455646 km
14.57 km/s
2068-May-10 05:29 0.303025 AU
45331872 km
23.57 km/s
2069-Jul-09 11:58 0.330765 AU
49481732 km
24.55 km/s
2071-May-02 04:58 0.016764 AU
2507839 km
13.68 km/s
2074-May-30 05:43 0.215938 AU
32303812 km
10.81 km/s
2074-Oct-07 00:22 0.491305 AU
73498251 km
16.38 km/s
2077-Jul-08 02:05 0.163589 AU
24472605 km
10.65 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
25.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.31462
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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