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NASA JPL SBDB · 2018 TV4

2018 TV4

2018 TV4 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.448 AU it takes 1.74 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 51
Orbital Period · P
1.74 yr
v(q)
42.6 km/s
v(Q)
14.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.11 km
TJ
4.5
Eccentricity · e
0.4948

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.731 AU) and its farthest (2.164 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.433 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.74 yr (636 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.448 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.495) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.09° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 42.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 14.4 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 = 22.6 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.11 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 51 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3403 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
1.448 AU
Eccentricity
0.4948
Perihelion
0.731 AU
Aphelion
2.16447 AU
Inclination
9.09°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
98.36°

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-Apr-29 02:22 0.296369 AU
44336133 km
24.27 km/s
2032-Oct-16 08:50 0.279071 AU
41748449 km
23.59 km/s
2038-Apr-20 01:35 0.121575 AU
18187310 km
19.49 km/s
2045-Apr-11 02:42 0.052075 AU
7790280 km
15.47 km/s
2052-Apr-01 19:10 0.054046 AU
8085167 km
12.59 km/s
2059-Mar-15 21:57 0.153280 AU
22930293 km
10.83 km/s
2066-Feb-18 21:49 0.239949 AU
35895857 km
11.90 km/s
2073-Jan-27 20:59 0.269402 AU
40302020 km
12.70 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
22.6

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.34027
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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