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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 DB2

2019 DB2

2019 DB2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.121 AU it takes 1.19 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 37
Orbital Period · P
1.19 yr
v(q)
31 km/s
v(Q)
25.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.53
Eccentricity · e
0.0955

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.014 AU) and its farthest (1.228 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.214 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.19 yr (434 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.121 AU.

With e = 0.096, the orbit is close to circular.

The orbital plane is tilted 16.38° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.6 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 25.7 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 37 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5958 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
1.121 AU
Eccentricity
0.0955
Perihelion
1.014 AU
Aphelion
1.228055 AU
Inclination
16.38°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
40.39°

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
2031-Sep-28 18:06 0.253745 AU
37959663 km
8.59 km/s
2032-Mar-19 08:12 0.330429 AU
49431414 km
14.14 km/s
2038-Mar-04 17:28 0.022818 AU
3413479 km
8.76 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
25.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.59585
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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