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2018 TJ3

2018 TJ3 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.952 AU and a period of 0.93 yr.

Aten Observations: 27
Orbital Period · P
0.93 yr
v(q)
43.9 km/s
v(Q)
21.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
6.26
Eccentricity · e
0.3488

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.62 AU) and its farthest (1.284 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.664 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.93 yr (339 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.952 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.349 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.28° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 43.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.2 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 = 24.8 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 27 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.2998 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
0.9516 AU
Eccentricity
0.3488
Perihelion
0.62 AU
Aphelion
1.283518 AU
Inclination
10.28°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
351.44°

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
2028-Jul-01 08:10 0.339325 AU
50762285 km
19.57 km/s
2029-Jun-01 03:54 0.203889 AU
30501402 km
7.80 km/s
2030-Mar-19 05:02 0.356172 AU
53282578 km
14.08 km/s
2030-Sep-02 01:18 0.285179 AU
42662101 km
9.05 km/s
2031-Jan-23 20:34 0.360874 AU
53986026 km
12.92 km/s
2031-Oct-21 17:39 0.060005 AU
8976547 km
9.64 km/s
2032-Oct-11 01:12 0.327336 AU
48968715 km
21.83 km/s
2041-Jul-02 01:50 0.311707 AU
46630652 km
19.90 km/s
2043-Mar-21 10:38 0.345218 AU
51643873 km
13.95 km/s
2043-Aug-31 10:10 0.283414 AU
42398155 km
9.04 km/s
2044-Oct-20 04:09 0.061868 AU
9255266 km
9.30 km/s
2045-Oct-12 05:19 0.265457 AU
39711764 km
21.21 km/s
2054-Jul-03 17:43 0.306013 AU
45778848 km
20.76 km/s
2057-Oct-18 14:40 0.066535 AU
9953480 km
8.88 km/s
2058-Oct-13 13:18 0.211639 AU
31660816 km
20.41 km/s
2067-Jul-03 18:04 0.286847 AU
42911726 km
20.56 km/s
2070-Oct-20 00:46 0.063363 AU
9478963 km
9.11 km/s
2071-Oct-12 22:53 0.200929 AU
30058584 km
20.95 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
24.8

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.29975
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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