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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 AE3

2019 AE3

2019 AE3 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.995 AU and a period of 0.99 yr.

Aten Observations: 23
Orbital Period · P
0.99 yr
v(q)
33 km/s
v(Q)
27 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
6.07
Eccentricity · e
0.0996

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.895 AU) and its farthest (1.094 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.199 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.99 yr (362 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.995 AU.

With e = 0.1, the orbit is close to circular.

The orbital plane is tilted 14.82° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33 km/s at perihelion and falls to 27 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 = 27.4 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 23 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.407 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
0.9945 AU
Eccentricity
0.0996
Perihelion
0.895 AU
Aphelion
1.093552 AU
Inclination
14.82°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
255.82°

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-Jul-01 04:34 0.032698 AU
4891493 km
8.29 km/s
2028-Jun-26 21:27 0.043918 AU
6570099 km
8.91 km/s
2029-Jun-23 10:16 0.085961 AU
12859625 km
9.83 km/s
2030-Jun-19 23:47 0.138261 AU
20683498 km
11.01 km/s
2031-Jun-16 16:14 0.195055 AU
29179786 km
12.39 km/s
2032-Jun-12 09:29 0.254496 AU
38072075 km
13.91 km/s
2033-Jun-09 03:14 0.315262 AU
47162531 km
15.54 km/s
2034-Jun-05 23:52 0.376882 AU
56380709 km
17.26 km/s
2035-Jun-03 00:23 0.438990 AU
65672004 km
19.03 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
27.4

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.40701
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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