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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 AL8

2019 AL8

2019 AL8 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 2.704 AU once every 4.45 yr.

Amor Observations: 24
Orbital Period · P
4.45 yr
v(q)
37 km/s
v(Q)
8.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
3.02
Eccentricity · e
0.613

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.047 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 4.362 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 3.315 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 2.704 AU gives an orbital period of 4.45 yr, or about 1,624 days.

The high eccentricity (0.613) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 16.17° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 37 km/s at perihelion and falls to 8.9 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 24.48 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 24 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4738 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 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
2.704 AU
Eccentricity
0.613
Perihelion
1.047 AU
Aphelion
4.361552 AU
Inclination
16.17°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2458494.5
Mean Anomaly
5.67°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
24.48

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.47376
Condition
8
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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