SpaceAtlasSpace Object Data

2018 SF3

Explore asteroids, comets and near-Earth objects with JPL orbital data.

Apollo Observations: 39

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis
1.013 AU
Eccentricity
0.1527
Perihelion
0.858 AU
Aphelion
1.167685 AU
Inclination
6.19°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
88.52°

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-May-30 08:10 0.494349 AU
73953532 km
18.64 km/s
2067-Oct-12 02:37 0.427923 AU
64016417 km
16.97 km/s
2068-Oct-16 06:28 0.310353 AU
46428157 km
13.43 km/s
2069-Oct-20 19:59 0.195332 AU
29221184 km
9.89 km/s
2070-Oct-22 21:37 0.094473 AU
14132897 km
6.62 km/s
2071-Oct-13 22:10 0.072982 AU
10917894 km
4.42 km/s
2072-Sep-16 01:53 0.125386 AU
18757495 km
4.50 km/s
2073-Jan-09 13:13 0.148958 AU
22283801 km
4.41 km/s
2073-Aug-21 00:30 0.162119 AU
24252727 km
4.68 km/s
2074-Feb-14 22:17 0.137728 AU
20603806 km
5.18 km/s
2074-Jul-24 16:02 0.175739 AU
26290167 km
4.35 km/s
2075-Mar-20 18:04 0.103227 AU
15442554 km
4.83 km/s
2076-Apr-20 20:44 0.074127 AU
11089200 km
5.09 km/s
2077-May-06 15:16 0.133589 AU
19984672 km
7.68 km/s
2078-May-15 07:50 0.237751 AU
35567008 km
10.96 km/s
2079-May-22 12:33 0.350397 AU
52418711 km
14.34 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
25.31

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.53501
Condition
2
Orbit ID
—