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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 AP3

2019 AP3

2019 AP3 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 2.451 AU once every 3.84 yr.

Amor Observations: 537
Orbital Period · P
3.84 yr
v(q)
34.4 km/s
v(Q)
10.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.28 km
TJ
3.28
Eccentricity · e
0.5316

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.148 AU) and its farthest (3.754 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.606 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 3.84 yr (1,402 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.451 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.532) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 2.37° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 10.5 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 = 20.55 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.28 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 537 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4265 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 means the orbit is very well determined, leaving only a small uncertainty in the future ephemeris.

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
2.451 AU
Eccentricity
0.5316
Perihelion
1.148 AU
Aphelion
3.753952 AU
Inclination
2.37°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
317.08°

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
20.55

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.42647
Condition
0
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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