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2018 SE2

2018 SE2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.106 AU it takes 1.16 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 81
Orbital Period · P
1.16 yr
v(q)
34.6 km/s
v(Q)
23.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
5.56
Eccentricity · e
0.1985

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.887 AU) and its farthest (1.326 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.439 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.16 yr (425 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.106 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.199 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 19.92° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.2 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 = 24.7 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 81 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3718 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
1.106 AU
Eccentricity
0.1985
Perihelion
0.887 AU
Aphelion
1.325541 AU
Inclination
19.92°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
162.88°

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
2032-Sep-21 11:48 0.140199 AU
20973535 km
14.88 km/s
2033-Apr-28 00:39 0.403776 AU
60404001 km
9.66 km/s
2034-Mar-26 17:18 0.426100 AU
63743620 km
21.28 km/s
2039-Sep-16 21:09 0.250801 AU
37519269 km
17.68 km/s
2041-Mar-22 17:41 0.298275 AU
44621365 km
18.15 km/s
2046-Sep-11 00:55 0.365229 AU
54637423 km
20.72 km/s
2048-Mar-19 12:08 0.181064 AU
27086848 km
15.28 km/s
2055-Mar-18 17:30 0.109296 AU
16350390 km
12.94 km/s
2061-Oct-04 18:35 0.274802 AU
41109794 km
11.25 km/s
2062-Mar-18 16:56 0.099206 AU
14841040 km
11.43 km/s
2068-Oct-06 11:55 0.186106 AU
27841087 km
10.53 km/s
2069-Mar-20 16:10 0.113220 AU
16937429 km
10.59 km/s
2075-Oct-05 06:40 0.092760 AU
13876640 km
10.37 km/s
2076-Mar-24 23:20 0.153066 AU
22898325 km
10.26 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
24.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.37178
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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