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2019 UT8

2019 UT8 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.918 AU and a period of 0.88 yr.

Aten Observations: 33
Orbital Period · P
0.88 yr
v(q)
55.7 km/s
v(Q)
17.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
6.38
Eccentricity · e
0.5257

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.436 AU) and its farthest (1.401 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.965 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.88 yr (321 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.918 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.526) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 3.77° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 55.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.3 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 = 27.2 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 33 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.7279 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
0.9184 AU
Eccentricity
0.5257
Perihelion
0.436 AU
Aphelion
1.401203 AU
Inclination
3.77°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
115.4°

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
2027-Oct-11 12:32 0.428470 AU
64098169 km
30.76 km/s
2031-Aug-02 07:55 0.324195 AU
48498858 km
27.35 km/s
2032-Aug-02 06:49 0.244735 AU
36611796 km
10.98 km/s
2033-Sep-30 04:02 0.322746 AU
48282131 km
11.80 km/s
2034-Oct-21 22:34 0.155144 AU
23209236 km
22.92 km/s
2039-Jul-18 02:45 0.062663 AU
9374285 km
13.36 km/s
2040-Sep-11 04:37 0.391691 AU
58596122 km
12.27 km/s
2041-Oct-29 14:11 0.005254 AU
786051 km
15.72 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
27.2

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.72787
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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