Orbit and dynamics
The path is an ellipse reaching 0.854 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 3.059 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.205 AU.
Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.957 AU gives an orbital period of 2.74 yr, or about 1000 days.
The high eccentricity (0.563) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.
Its inclination of 2.82° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.
By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 11.3 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 = 22.9 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.09 km.
Observation record and orbit quality
The current orbit solution is based on 35 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.365 arcseconds.
Condition code U = 4 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
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 distance | Velocity |
|---|---|---|
| 2029-Jun-26 06:37 | 0.186356 AU 27878417 km |
18.25 km/s |
| 2040-Jun-09 14:38 | 0.471214 AU 70492642 km |
26.90 km/s |
| 2048-Nov-16 21:06 | 0.235722 AU 35263538 km |
20.31 km/s |
| 2059-Oct-21 18:32 | 0.051241 AU 7665585 km |
11.25 km/s |
| 2070-Aug-10 19:44 | 0.131566 AU 19681985 km |
10.44 km/s |
Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.
Physical Parameters
Orbit Quality
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