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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 SP1

2019 SP1

2019 SP1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.089 AU it takes 1.14 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 40
Orbital Period · P
1.14 yr
v(q)
30.7 km/s
v(Q)
26.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
5.66
Eccentricity · e
0.073

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.009 AU) and its farthest (1.168 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.159 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.14 yr (415 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.089 AU.

With e = 0.073, the orbit is close to circular.

The orbital plane is tilted 15.12° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 30.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 26.5 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 24.08 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 40 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4028 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
1.089 AU
Eccentricity
0.073
Perihelion
1.009 AU
Aphelion
1.168497 AU
Inclination
15.12°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
134.02°

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
2027-Oct-17 23:29 0.237955 AU
35597521 km
7.80 km/s
2028-Mar-26 11:04 0.230009 AU
34408827 km
10.66 km/s
2036-Mar-15 16:40 0.017670 AU
2643329 km
8.14 km/s
2036-Aug-22 09:52 0.195546 AU
29253294 km
8.44 km/s
2044-Mar-02 09:29 0.246061 AU
36810258 km
15.40 km/s
2045-Apr-02 07:51 0.244398 AU
36561365 km
13.94 km/s
2061-Mar-06 23:46 0.247850 AU
37077894 km
12.10 km/s
2061-Sep-15 05:53 0.153596 AU
22977633 km
8.01 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
24.08

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.40284
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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