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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 FT

2019 FT

2019 FT belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.208 AU it takes 1.33 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 149
Orbital Period · P
1.33 yr
v(q)
61.8 km/s
v(Q)
11.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.09 km
TJ
4.89
Eccentricity · e
0.6774

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.39 AU) and its farthest (2.026 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.636 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.33 yr (485 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.208 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.677) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 34.14° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 61.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 11.9 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 = 22.92 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.09 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 149 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4254 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
1.208 AU
Eccentricity
0.6774
Perihelion
0.39 AU
Aphelion
2.026299 AU
Inclination
34.14°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
109.78°

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-Mar-24 07:16 0.124477 AU
18621488 km
30.64 km/s
2031-Mar-20 11:02 0.217667 AU
32562567 km
33.32 km/s
2035-Mar-16 10:40 0.311232 AU
46559574 km
36.07 km/s
2039-Mar-12 04:54 0.405180 AU
60614065 km
38.97 km/s
2043-Mar-07 19:45 0.499193 AU
74678241 km
41.98 km/s
2077-Nov-24 09:47 0.488265 AU
73043333 km
34.32 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
22.92

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.42545
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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