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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 EQ

2019 EQ

2019 EQ belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 2.191 AU it takes 3.24 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 165
Orbital Period · P
3.24 yr
v(q)
49.5 km/s
v(Q)
8.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.48 km
TJ
3.24
Eccentricity · e
0.7167

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.621 AU) and its farthest (3.761 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 3.14 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 3.24 yr (1,185 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.191 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.717) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 17.03° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 49.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 8.2 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 = 19.36 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.48 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 165 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3981 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
2.191 AU
Eccentricity
0.7167
Perihelion
0.621 AU
Aphelion
3.76129 AU
Inclination
17.03°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
102.93°

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
2028-Aug-20 10:13 0.220798 AU
33030928 km
26.86 km/s
2032-Feb-19 14:06 0.171176 AU
25607540 km
23.05 km/s
2041-Aug-12 02:54 0.347939 AU
52050863 km
30.96 km/s
2045-Feb-08 17:22 0.216041 AU
32319211 km
17.55 km/s
2054-Aug-06 18:53 0.446510 AU
66796897 km
33.94 km/s
2058-Jan-25 13:00 0.329233 AU
49252555 km
13.37 km/s
2070-Dec-21 08:20 0.405977 AU
60733301 km
17.47 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
19.36

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.39807
Condition
0
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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