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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 NH2

2019 NH2

2019 NH2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.356 AU it takes 1.58 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 49
Orbital Period · P
1.58 yr
v(q)
39.5 km/s
v(Q)
16.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.35 km
TJ
4.65
Eccentricity · e
0.4095

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.8 AU) and its farthest (1.911 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.111 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.58 yr (577 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.356 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.409) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 29.74° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.6 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 = 20.06 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.35 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 49 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5515 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 1 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
1.356 AU
Eccentricity
0.4095
Perihelion
0.8 AU
Aphelion
1.911282 AU
Inclination
29.74°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
235.24°

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-Jan-19 07:51 0.118280 AU
17694396 km
18.92 km/s
2041-Feb-18 13:37 0.362260 AU
54193268 km
18.19 km/s
2041-Jun-26 17:45 0.418329 AU
62581102 km
15.46 km/s
2048-Dec-26 07:13 0.295306 AU
44177201 km
24.51 km/s
2052-Jun-21 04:07 0.375012 AU
56101002 km
17.78 km/s
2060-Jan-16 00:27 0.099269 AU
14850485 km
19.42 km/s
2063-Jun-25 14:47 0.493590 AU
73840028 km
23.47 km/s
2071-Feb-12 14:52 0.318374 AU
47628074 km
18.10 km/s
2071-Jun-28 22:13 0.437437 AU
65439598 km
15.35 km/s
2078-Dec-23 16:57 0.345072 AU
51622031 km
25.67 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
20.06

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.55152
Condition
1
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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