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2018 KK1

2018 KK1 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.64 AU and a period of 0.51 yr.

Aten Observations: 143
Orbital Period · P
0.51 yr
v(q)
75.6 km/s
v(Q)
18.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.07 km
TJ
8.67
Eccentricity · e
0.6088

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.25 AU) and its farthest (1.029 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.779 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.51 yr (187 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.64 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.609) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 13.92° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 75.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.4 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 = 23.55 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.07 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 143 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.6132 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
0.6398 AU
Eccentricity
0.6088
Perihelion
0.25 AU
Aphelion
1.02931 AU
Inclination
13.92°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
86.19°

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
2035-May-22 22:35 0.378829 AU
56671990 km
27.39 km/s
2036-May-26 14:33 0.265018 AU
39646104 km
23.01 km/s
2037-May-29 19:14 0.166011 AU
24834826 km
18.78 km/s
2038-May-29 18:44 0.103603 AU
15498721 km
15.11 km/s
2039-May-23 13:22 0.066516 AU
9950655 km
12.84 km/s
2040-May-11 22:03 0.000936 AU
140046 km
12.51 km/s
2041-May-04 20:25 0.005512 AU
824540 km
14.13 km/s
2042-May-04 05:35 0.055896 AU
8361932 km
17.44 km/s
2043-May-07 08:08 0.169119 AU
25299803 km
21.51 km/s
2044-May-11 02:35 0.290572 AU
43469003 km
25.81 km/s
2057-May-23 07:00 0.360693 AU
53958866 km
26.76 km/s
2058-May-27 19:31 0.252506 AU
37774404 km
22.37 km/s
2059-May-30 16:28 0.159279 AU
23827757 km
18.20 km/s
2060-May-28 22:38 0.099545 AU
14891709 km
14.67 km/s
2061-May-21 18:02 0.059745 AU
8937663 km
12.67 km/s
2062-May-11 02:11 0.005503 AU
823236 km
12.62 km/s
2063-May-04 23:58 0.003720 AU
556502 km
14.49 km/s
2064-May-04 01:16 0.101441 AU
15175373 km
17.91 km/s
2065-May-07 09:40 0.220243 AU
32947906 km
22.00 km/s
2066-May-12 05:01 0.344436 AU
51526916 km
26.25 km/s
2079-May-23 16:21 0.419876 AU
62812502 km
27.01 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
23.55

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.61316
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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