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NASA JPL SBDB · 2018 MJ7

2018 MJ7

2018 MJ7 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.095 AU it takes 1.15 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 71
Orbital Period · P
1.15 yr
v(q)
44.3 km/s
v(Q)
18.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.08 km
TJ
5.58
Eccentricity · e
0.4162

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.639 AU) and its farthest (1.551 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.912 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.15 yr (419 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.095 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.416) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.01° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 44.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.3 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 = 23.16 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.08 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 71 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3709 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
1.095 AU
Eccentricity
0.4162
Perihelion
0.639 AU
Aphelion
1.550739 AU
Inclination
5.01°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
41.16°

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
2031-Nov-16 01:05 0.190544 AU
28505015 km
18.60 km/s
2032-Oct-01 23:21 0.483790 AU
72373985 km
10.71 km/s
2033-Mar-10 04:00 0.354093 AU
52971562 km
14.57 km/s
2033-Aug-06 19:36 0.462827 AU
69237993 km
10.40 km/s
2034-Jul-01 01:44 0.220583 AU
32998808 km
19.64 km/s
2039-Nov-21 23:39 0.091583 AU
13700642 km
14.71 km/s
2041-Mar-26 06:55 0.342730 AU
51271738 km
13.80 km/s
2041-Jul-28 11:13 0.410290 AU
61378500 km
9.76 km/s
2042-Jul-06 09:42 0.327454 AU
48986476 km
23.12 km/s
2047-Nov-26 17:51 0.084901 AU
12701011 km
11.72 km/s
2049-Apr-08 08:44 0.321980 AU
48167458 km
12.59 km/s
2049-Jul-20 03:33 0.360673 AU
53955959 km
9.07 km/s
2050-Jul-10 17:03 0.417156 AU
62405580 km
25.94 km/s
2055-Dec-03 22:05 0.134698 AU
20150579 km
8.32 km/s
2057-Apr-27 02:05 0.280798 AU
42006837 km
10.25 km/s
2057-Jul-07 10:29 0.288675 AU
43185157 km
8.02 km/s
2063-Nov-20 07:56 0.248350 AU
37152703 km
6.62 km/s
2064-Jan-03 05:23 0.237779 AU
35571246 km
9.19 km/s
2065-Jun-20 10:54 0.211678 AU
31666626 km
7.11 km/s
2071-Nov-01 21:51 0.342861 AU
51291271 km
8.29 km/s
2072-Jan-23 02:35 0.297900 AU
44565202 km
11.72 km/s
2073-Jun-16 15:10 0.130644 AU
19544053 km
9.45 km/s
2078-Nov-04 08:44 0.446091 AU
66734308 km
26.26 km/s
2079-Oct-22 19:27 0.391359 AU
58546522 km
9.24 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
23.16

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.37089
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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