Orbit and dynamics
The path is an ellipse reaching 0.851 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.495 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.644 AU.
Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.173 AU gives an orbital period of 1.27 yr, or about 464 days.
An eccentricity of 0.275 makes the orbit moderately elongated.
The orbital plane is tilted 11.93° relative to the ecliptic.
By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.7 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 = 28.1 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.
Observation record and orbit quality
The current orbit solution is based on 15 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5701 arcseconds.
Condition code U = 8 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
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 distance | Velocity |
|---|---|---|
| 2039-Apr-13 22:23 | 0.085807 AU 12836486 km |
8.66 km/s |
| 2044-Apr-30 15:35 | 0.332060 AU 49675537 km |
21.88 km/s |
Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.
Physical Parameters
Orbit Quality
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