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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 VL3

2019 VL3

2019 VL3 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.098 AU it takes 1.15 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 38
Orbital Period · P
1.15 yr
v(q)
45.6 km/s
v(Q)
17.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.08 km
TJ
5.47
Eccentricity · e
0.4393

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.615 AU) and its farthest (1.58 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.965 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.15 yr (420 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.098 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.439) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 28.05° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 45.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.7 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 = 23.3 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.08 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 38 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5029 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
1.098 AU
Eccentricity
0.4393
Perihelion
0.615 AU
Aphelion
1.580351 AU
Inclination
28.05°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
183.84°

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
2034-Nov-14 23:22 0.120021 AU
17954877 km
21.65 km/s
2042-Nov-19 02:07 0.149262 AU
22329233 km
16.21 km/s
2057-Nov-15 03:17 0.124385 AU
18607662 km
21.41 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
23.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.50292
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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