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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 AV9

2019 AV9

2019 AV9 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.927 AU it takes 2.67 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 49
Orbital Period · P
2.67 yr
v(q)
52.5 km/s
v(Q)
8.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.25 km
TJ
3.51
Eccentricity · e
0.7135

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.552 AU) and its farthest (3.302 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.75 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.67 yr (977 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.927 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.714) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 17.31° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 52.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 8.8 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 = 20.79 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.25 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 49 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.398 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 1 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
1.927 AU
Eccentricity
0.7135
Perihelion
0.552 AU
Aphelion
3.301915 AU
Inclination
17.31°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
248.72°

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-Feb-16 02:52 0.207163 AU
30991142 km
21.58 km/s
2035-Feb-24 04:10 0.290586 AU
43471086 km
16.99 km/s
2043-Apr-07 13:05 0.441737 AU
66082938 km
17.82 km/s
2051-Apr-30 09:28 0.481529 AU
72035673 km
22.51 km/s
2059-May-16 17:33 0.487466 AU
72923906 km
24.38 km/s
2067-Jun-08 09:13 0.461112 AU
68981378 km
24.25 km/s
2075-Jun-29 04:09 0.414407 AU
61994476 km
22.46 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
20.79

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.39799
Condition
1
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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