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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 VL

2019 VL

2019 VL belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.23 AU it takes 1.36 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 25
Orbital Period · P
1.36 yr
v(q)
32.8 km/s
v(Q)
22 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
5.05
Eccentricity · e
0.1969

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.988 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.472 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.484 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.23 AU gives an orbital period of 1.36 yr, or about 498 days.

An eccentricity of 0.197 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 30.37° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22 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 = 24.6 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 25 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3166 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 9 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
1.23 AU
Eccentricity
0.1969
Perihelion
0.988 AU
Aphelion
1.472187 AU
Inclination
30.37°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2458789.5
Mean Anomaly
319.21°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
24.6

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.31662
Condition
9
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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