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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 NF1

2019 NF1

2019 NF1 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.946 AU and a period of 0.92 yr.

Aten Observations: 20
Orbital Period · P
0.92 yr
v(q)
35.1 km/s
v(Q)
26.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
6.3
Eccentricity · e
0.1362

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.817 AU) and its farthest (1.075 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.258 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.92 yr (336 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.946 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.136 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 18.77° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 26.7 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 = 24.1 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 20 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.394 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
0.9462 AU
Eccentricity
0.1362
Perihelion
0.817 AU
Aphelion
1.075072 AU
Inclination
18.77°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
44.23°

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-Feb-11 11:04 0.197396 AU
29530043 km
12.38 km/s
2030-Jul-08 09:04 0.184973 AU
27671581 km
10.12 km/s
2030-Dec-08 12:08 0.239086 AU
35766714 km
11.17 km/s
2031-Jul-17 05:50 0.187206 AU
28005622 km
13.45 km/s
2042-Jul-15 14:13 0.041183 AU
6160901 km
9.47 km/s
2043-Jul-14 06:57 0.300984 AU
45026552 km
17.15 km/s
2054-Jul-17 07:40 0.034319 AU
5134106 km
9.84 km/s
2055-Jul-12 12:43 0.332983 AU
49813546 km
19.09 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
24.1

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.39401
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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