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2019 BU3

2019 BU3 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.859 AU and a period of 0.80 yr.

Aten Observations: 23
Orbital Period · P
0.80 yr
v(q)
38.4 km/s
v(Q)
26.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
6.85
Eccentricity · e
0.1754

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.708 AU) and its farthest (1.01 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.302 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.80 yr (291 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.859 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.175 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.69° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 38.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 26.9 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 = 29.1 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 0.7353 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 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
0.8591 AU
Eccentricity
0.1754
Perihelion
0.708 AU
Aphelion
1.009786 AU
Inclination
5.69°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
235.24°

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
2026-Nov-07 10:01 0.216824 AU
32436345 km
4.26 km/s
2027-Mar-16 08:59 0.091016 AU
13615840 km
6.44 km/s
2031-Mar-18 13:32 0.080550 AU
12050121 km
8.80 km/s
2050-Jan-24 09:43 0.252912 AU
37835117 km
18.29 km/s
2054-Jan-19 15:33 0.215057 AU
32172135 km
14.12 km/s
2058-Jan-16 06:05 0.180113 AU
26944453 km
10.36 km/s
2058-Jun-21 18:53 0.253660 AU
37947030 km
7.04 km/s
2062-Jan-16 00:22 0.022708 AU
3397047 km
6.90 km/s
2070-Mar-15 15:26 0.076140 AU
11390326 km
6.72 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
29.1

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.73528
Condition
7
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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