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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 UT3

2019 UT3

2019 UT3 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.43 AU once every 1.71 yr.

Amor Observations: 25
Orbital Period · P
1.71 yr
v(q)
33 km/s
v(Q)
18.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
4.64
Eccentricity · e
0.275

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.037 AU) and its farthest (1.823 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.786 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.71 yr (625 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.43 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.275 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.33° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.8 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 = 25.34 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 25 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.51 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
1.43 AU
Eccentricity
0.275
Perihelion
1.037 AU
Aphelion
1.82325 AU
Inclination
5.33°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
297.18°

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
2031-Oct-20 03:05 0.169039 AU
25287809 km
8.34 km/s
2043-Oct-07 01:29 0.381223 AU
57030137 km
14.96 km/s
2044-Feb-13 04:27 0.382927 AU
57285074 km
4.92 km/s
2048-Sep-01 17:11 0.371174 AU
55526858 km
4.21 km/s
2048-Dec-27 20:30 0.379724 AU
56805827 km
14.19 km/s
2060-Dec-10 03:05 0.162642 AU
24330829 km
7.15 km/s
2072-Nov-03 04:19 0.076239 AU
11405194 km
3.98 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
25.34

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51003
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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