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NASA JPL SBDB · 2018 VV4

2018 VV4

2018 VV4 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.101 AU it takes 1.16 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 60
Orbital Period · P
1.16 yr
v(q)
36.8 km/s
v(Q)
21.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
5.58
Eccentricity · e
0.2532

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.822 AU) and its farthest (1.38 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.558 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.16 yr (422 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.101 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.253 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 15.9° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.9 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 = 26.6 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 60 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.436 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
1.101 AU
Eccentricity
0.2532
Perihelion
0.822 AU
Aphelion
1.379773 AU
Inclination
15.9°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
147.24°

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-Apr-29 08:08 0.048456 AU
7248956 km
9.65 km/s
2033-Nov-12 09:58 0.043366 AU
6487395 km
9.20 km/s
2034-Jun-18 13:05 0.397404 AU
59450822 km
8.00 km/s
2035-May-17 23:01 0.388800 AU
58163654 km
21.74 km/s
2040-Oct-24 04:18 0.265863 AU
39772537 km
19.02 km/s
2042-Apr-30 20:30 0.036918 AU
5522916 km
11.05 km/s
2048-Nov-14 21:57 0.174200 AU
26059913 km
8.28 km/s
2055-Nov-01 07:16 0.011679 AU
1747228 km
14.84 km/s
2057-May-06 11:04 0.055461 AU
8296874 km
14.80 km/s
2070-Nov-08 08:07 0.011397 AU
1704935 km
11.05 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
26.6

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.43599
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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