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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 QB1

2019 QB1

2019 QB1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 2.073 AU it takes 2.98 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 36
Orbital Period · P
2.98 yr
v(q)
39 km/s
v(Q)
11 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
3.55
Eccentricity · e
0.561

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.91 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 3.236 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.326 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 2.073 AU gives an orbital period of 2.98 yr, or about 1,090 days.

The high eccentricity (0.561) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 2.68° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39 km/s at perihelion and falls to 11 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 = 27.5 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 36 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4685 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
2.073 AU
Eccentricity
0.561
Perihelion
0.91 AU
Aphelion
3.235953 AU
Inclination
2.68°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
110.4°

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
2034-May-29 14:26 0.048676 AU
7281873 km
10.33 km/s
2037-May-17 11:20 0.047706 AU
7136699 km
12.18 km/s
2040-May-08 21:55 0.086081 AU
12877467 km
14.81 km/s
2043-May-02 15:28 0.177756 AU
26591927 km
17.75 km/s
2046-Apr-26 11:11 0.284224 AU
42519348 km
20.76 km/s
2049-Apr-19 10:13 0.408953 AU
61178487 km
24.33 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
27.5

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.46849
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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