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2019 VU2

2019 VU2 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.939 AU and a period of 0.91 yr.

Aten Observations: 25
Orbital Period · P
0.91 yr
v(q)
36.5 km/s
v(Q)
25.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
6.37
Eccentricity · e
0.1688

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.78 AU) and its farthest (1.097 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.317 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.91 yr (332 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.939 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.169 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.33° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.9 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 = 25.8 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 25 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.549 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 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
0.9385 AU
Eccentricity
0.1688
Perihelion
0.78 AU
Aphelion
1.096919 AU
Inclination
9.33°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
321.86°

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
2028-Aug-08 12:38 0.293407 AU
43893065 km
12.50 km/s
2029-May-03 10:48 0.199843 AU
29896015 km
7.88 km/s
2029-Nov-02 10:52 0.066313 AU
9920288 km
5.93 km/s
2030-Nov-09 07:28 0.473746 AU
70871445 km
19.82 km/s
2038-Aug-09 20:21 0.279676 AU
41838923 km
13.03 km/s
2040-Nov-09 06:39 0.422859 AU
63258863 km
19.43 km/s
2048-Aug-09 15:06 0.255350 AU
38199777 km
13.51 km/s
2050-Nov-10 12:35 0.356232 AU
53291595 km
18.77 km/s
2058-Aug-11 17:38 0.223770 AU
33475476 km
14.61 km/s
2060-Nov-11 04:32 0.232646 AU
34803368 km
17.70 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
25.8

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.54902
Condition
6
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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