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NASA JPL SBDB · 2018 TV

2018 TV

2018 TV belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.643 AU it takes 2.11 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 55
Orbital Period · P
2.11 yr
v(q)
36.9 km/s
v(Q)
14.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
4.18
Eccentricity · e
0.4326

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.932 AU) and its farthest (2.354 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.422 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.11 yr (769 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.643 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.433) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 3.75° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 14.6 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 = 28.6 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 55 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3626 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
1.643 AU
Eccentricity
0.4326
Perihelion
0.932 AU
Aphelion
2.353762 AU
Inclination
3.75°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
216.12°

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
2037-Sep-12 11:57 0.118624 AU
17745839 km
16.36 km/s
2077-Sep-30 00:14 0.001694 AU
253436 km
9.89 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
28.6

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.36259
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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