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NASA JPL SBDB · 2018 FO3

2018 FO3

2018 FO3 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.081 AU it takes 1.12 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 53
Orbital Period · P
1.12 yr
v(q)
30.7 km/s
v(Q)
26.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.71
Eccentricity · e
0.0686

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.007 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.155 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.148 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.081 AU gives an orbital period of 1.12 yr, or about 411 days.

With e = 0.069, the orbit is close to circular.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.59° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 30.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 26.7 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 25.7 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 53 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4331 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 3 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
1.081 AU
Eccentricity
0.0686
Perihelion
1.007 AU
Aphelion
1.155157 AU
Inclination
10.59°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
28.98°

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-05 04:30 0.082914 AU
12403818 km
6.42 km/s
2027-Sep-23 22:43 0.090652 AU
13561377 km
5.54 km/s
2036-Apr-08 14:18 0.191488 AU
28646133 km
8.89 km/s
2036-Oct-17 17:56 0.189745 AU
28385498 km
5.43 km/s
2045-Apr-08 12:39 0.354055 AU
52965857 km
13.10 km/s
2045-Dec-25 20:16 0.259134 AU
38765939 km
3.49 km/s
2046-Sep-12 21:28 0.359210 AU
53737089 km
13.27 km/s
2055-Feb-28 18:50 0.190976 AU
28569588 km
5.46 km/s
2055-Sep-11 20:31 0.194815 AU
29143890 km
9.04 km/s
2064-Mar-25 04:56 0.095107 AU
14227787 km
5.59 km/s
2064-Sep-14 03:53 0.080199 AU
11997568 km
6.45 km/s
2073-Apr-02 01:06 0.071599 AU
10710994 km
5.99 km/s
2073-Sep-19 07:12 0.069801 AU
10442096 km
5.70 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
25.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.43306
Condition
3
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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