SpaceAtlasSpace Object Data

2018 CM2

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

Apollo Observations: 36

Orbital Parameters

Semi-Major Axis
1.686 AU
Eccentricity
0.4041
Perihelion
1.005 AU
Aphelion
2.367313 AU
Inclination
3.43°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
304.86°

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-Nov-19 19:08 0.237878 AU
35586096 km
12.63 km/s
2053-Feb-10 22:19 0.187482 AU
28046909 km
10.91 km/s
2063-Dec-10 07:43 0.062757 AU
9388387 km
6.53 km/s
2074-Nov-08 00:41 0.443105 AU
66287498 km
19.11 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
24.4

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.63723
Condition
5
Orbit ID
—