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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 HH3

2019 HH3

2019 HH3 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.722 AU and a period of 0.61 yr.

Aten Observations: 42
Orbital Period · P
0.61 yr
v(q)
61.8 km/s
v(Q)
19.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
7.83
Eccentricity · e
0.5133

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.351 AU) and its farthest (1.092 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.741 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.61 yr (224 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.722 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.513) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 13.56° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 61.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.9 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 = 25.5 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 42 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4245 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
0.7215 AU
Eccentricity
0.5133
Perihelion
0.351 AU
Aphelion
1.091846 AU
Inclination
13.56°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
4.93°

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
2027-May-07 05:06 0.097756 AU
14624047 km
11.16 km/s
2030-Apr-14 22:52 0.069489 AU
10395385 km
16.16 km/s
2032-May-23 04:56 0.325942 AU
48760204 km
23.51 km/s
2033-Apr-25 22:57 0.388290 AU
58087285 km
27.63 km/s
2035-May-26 07:50 0.132147 AU
19768969 km
12.92 km/s
2038-Apr-20 11:56 0.029370 AU
4393719 km
11.74 km/s
2041-Apr-18 05:16 0.157615 AU
23578856 km
20.78 km/s
2043-May-28 01:27 0.187878 AU
28106081 km
18.85 km/s
2049-Apr-14 16:00 0.031651 AU
4734894 km
14.62 km/s
2051-May-22 14:17 0.345617 AU
51703593 km
25.04 km/s
2052-Apr-24 03:29 0.328084 AU
49080626 km
26.25 km/s
2054-May-27 18:13 0.136043 AU
20351669 km
13.68 km/s
2060-Apr-17 05:11 0.117738 AU
17613399 km
19.89 km/s
2062-May-27 03:48 0.199622 AU
29862974 km
19.83 km/s
2068-Apr-15 11:18 0.026181 AU
3916652 km
13.18 km/s
2071-Apr-21 17:54 0.241713 AU
36159736 km
23.50 km/s
2073-May-28 16:41 0.156872 AU
23467706 km
16.36 km/s
2079-Apr-15 11:49 0.074390 AU
11128534 km
16.32 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
25.5

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.42449
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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