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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 PO1

2019 PO1

2019 PO1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.036 AU it takes 1.05 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 55
Orbital Period · P
1.05 yr
v(q)
31.1 km/s
v(Q)
27.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.91
Eccentricity · e
0.061

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.973 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.099 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.126 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.036 AU gives an orbital period of 1.05 yr, or about 385 days.

With e = 0.061, the orbit is close to circular.

Its inclination of 1.12° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 27.5 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 = 27.8 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 55 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.727 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 4 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
1.036 AU
Eccentricity
0.061
Perihelion
0.973 AU
Aphelion
1.099196 AU
Inclination
1.12°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
264.29°

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
2037-Feb-17 07:23 0.357710 AU
53512643 km
12.69 km/s
2038-Mar-05 03:17 0.016672 AU
2494078 km
2.55 km/s
2038-Nov-08 18:09 0.094378 AU
14118816 km
2.27 km/s
2039-Aug-06 03:21 0.051523 AU
7707752 km
3.73 km/s
2040-Aug-16 20:58 0.308740 AU
46186847 km
11.36 km/s
2061-Feb-16 07:33 0.361613 AU
54096604 km
15.32 km/s
2062-Feb-26 15:42 0.090446 AU
13530553 km
7.32 km/s
2064-Aug-07 10:28 0.137591 AU
20583328 km
7.30 km/s
2065-Aug-18 15:32 0.433583 AU
64863101 km
14.85 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
27.8

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.72697
Condition
4
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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