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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 JG

2019 JG

2019 JG belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.105 AU it takes 1.16 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 71
Orbital Period · P
1.16 yr
v(q)
37.5 km/s
v(Q)
21.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
5.55
Eccentricity · e
0.2744

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.802 AU) and its farthest (1.408 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.606 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.16 yr (424 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.105 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.274 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 19.49° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 37.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.4 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 = 24.2 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 71 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5173 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
1.105 AU
Eccentricity
0.2744
Perihelion
0.802 AU
Aphelion
1.408212 AU
Inclination
19.49°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
334.89°

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-Nov-06 08:03 0.004782 AU
715321 km
14.80 km/s
2033-Apr-23 14:56 0.201028 AU
30073414 km
20.19 km/s
2034-Oct-29 00:37 0.015577 AU
2330326 km
11.49 km/s
2040-Apr-15 19:05 0.376921 AU
56386514 km
25.22 km/s
2049-Nov-24 10:11 0.381489 AU
57069871 km
25.76 km/s
2055-May-07 03:16 0.015014 AU
2246098 km
11.32 km/s
2056-Nov-15 21:17 0.195939 AU
29312018 km
20.56 km/s
2062-May-02 09:13 0.034632 AU
5180908 km
14.60 km/s
2063-Nov-08 18:20 0.037767 AU
5649865 km
15.96 km/s
2069-Apr-25 13:23 0.216701 AU
32418039 km
18.99 km/s
2070-Oct-31 05:52 0.031026 AU
4641466 km
12.18 km/s
2076-Apr-17 00:46 0.442715 AU
66229177 km
24.44 km/s
2077-Mar-31 04:15 0.447843 AU
66996371 km
9.83 km/s
2077-Oct-18 06:01 0.255480 AU
38219265 km
10.17 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
24.2

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51728
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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