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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 RV

2019 RV

2019 RV belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.785 AU it takes 2.38 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 62
Orbital Period · P
2.38 yr
v(q)
45.7 km/s
v(Q)
10.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.07 km
TJ
3.84
Eccentricity · e
0.6159

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.686 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.884 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.198 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.785 AU gives an orbital period of 2.38 yr, or about 871 days.

The high eccentricity (0.616) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 4.64° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 45.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 10.9 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 = 23.6 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.07 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 62 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5177 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 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
1.785 AU
Eccentricity
0.6159
Perihelion
0.686 AU
Aphelion
2.884381 AU
Inclination
4.64°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2458733.5
Mean Anomaly
334.32°

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
2077-Mar-07 15:29 0.127252 AU
19036685 km
21.61 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
23.6

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51774
Condition
8
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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