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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 RC3

2019 RC3

2019 RC3 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.628 AU once every 2.08 yr.

Amor Observations: 42
Orbital Period · P
2.08 yr
v(q)
34.2 km/s
v(Q)
15.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.1 km
TJ
4.22
Eccentricity · e
0.3653

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.033 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.223 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.19 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.628 AU gives an orbital period of 2.08 yr, or about 759 days.

An eccentricity of 0.365 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 11.54° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 15.9 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 22.69 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.1 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 42 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3858 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 5 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
1.628 AU
Eccentricity
0.3653
Perihelion
1.033 AU
Aphelion
2.222708 AU
Inclination
11.54°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
112.79°

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
2046-Aug-26 00:14 0.160154 AU
23958749 km
6.44 km/s
2048-Sep-20 15:38 0.352086 AU
52671274 km
17.46 km/s
2073-Aug-24 07:47 0.151649 AU
22686374 km
6.36 km/s
2075-Sep-21 07:37 0.318777 AU
47688395 km
17.26 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
22.69

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.38583
Condition
5
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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