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2019 FO

2019 FO is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.85 AU and a period of 0.78 yr.

Aten Observations: 101
Orbital Period · P
0.78 yr
v(q)
39.7 km/s
v(Q)
26.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
6.89
Eccentricity · e
0.2041

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.677 AU) and its farthest (1.024 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.347 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.78 yr (286 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.85 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.204 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 14.79° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 26.3 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 = 24.7 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 101 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4635 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
0.8501 AU
Eccentricity
0.2041
Perihelion
0.677 AU
Aphelion
1.023605 AU
Inclination
14.79°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
232.17°

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
2030-Apr-02 18:51 0.140418 AU
21006241 km
8.85 km/s
2033-Oct-03 02:08 0.325744 AU
48730570 km
13.20 km/s
2037-Mar-13 16:37 0.101144 AU
15130872 km
9.73 km/s
2037-Jul-25 11:50 0.308678 AU
46177605 km
8.97 km/s
2040-Nov-12 18:18 0.336848 AU
50391798 km
10.89 km/s
2041-Apr-14 08:01 0.301609 AU
45120083 km
12.90 km/s
2044-Mar-16 11:05 0.390608 AU
58434121 km
17.62 km/s
2044-Sep-07 23:07 0.317554 AU
47505422 km
12.74 km/s
2048-Mar-24 06:30 0.056210 AU
8408837 km
8.04 km/s
2051-Oct-14 03:35 0.329973 AU
49363217 km
13.00 km/s
2055-Mar-13 11:45 0.159746 AU
23897600 km
11.14 km/s
2055-Aug-05 23:58 0.312126 AU
46693437 km
10.25 km/s
2058-Nov-19 19:08 0.336162 AU
50289065 km
10.14 km/s
2059-Apr-13 11:17 0.265940 AU
39783997 km
11.91 km/s
2062-Mar-17 14:08 0.408981 AU
61182633 km
18.24 km/s
2062-Sep-10 16:23 0.318575 AU
47658144 km
12.84 km/s
2066-Mar-25 09:18 0.061187 AU
9153498 km
8.08 km/s
2069-Oct-09 19:25 0.329028 AU
49221868 km
13.12 km/s
2073-Mar-13 14:03 0.117766 AU
17617568 km
10.02 km/s
2073-Jul-27 03:18 0.309979 AU
46372148 km
9.19 km/s
2076-Nov-08 13:21 0.337801 AU
50534310 km
11.34 km/s
2077-Apr-14 18:08 0.336630 AU
50359101 km
13.77 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
24.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.46346
Condition
6
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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