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2019 WT1

2019 WT1 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.847 AU and a period of 0.78 yr.

Aten Observations: 36
Orbital Period · P
0.78 yr
v(q)
42.4 km/s
v(Q)
24.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
6.91
Eccentricity · e
0.2639

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.623 AU) and its farthest (1.07 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.447 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.78 yr (285 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.847 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.264 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 11.02° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 42.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.7 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 = 26.8 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 36 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5797 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
0.8466 AU
Eccentricity
0.2639
Perihelion
0.623 AU
Aphelion
1.070018 AU
Inclination
11.02°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
270.43°

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
2026-Nov-18 22:02 0.043788 AU
6550623 km
9.75 km/s
2027-May-01 12:23 0.330398 AU
49426847 km
11.47 km/s
2030-Jul-28 06:37 0.396001 AU
59240861 km
12.45 km/s
2031-Feb-01 06:04 0.280910 AU
42023520 km
14.03 km/s
2033-Nov-18 19:00 0.134761 AU
20159932 km
12.48 km/s
2034-May-14 23:05 0.352880 AU
52790148 km
12.75 km/s
2037-Aug-12 06:05 0.378525 AU
56626470 km
10.72 km/s
2038-Feb-02 14:17 0.208061 AU
31125556 km
10.47 km/s
2040-Nov-21 05:30 0.248011 AU
37101978 km
16.03 km/s
2041-May-29 15:16 0.374316 AU
55996855 km
13.77 km/s
2044-Sep-02 06:29 0.339654 AU
50811532 km
7.75 km/s
2045-Jan-19 06:42 0.171829 AU
25705238 km
7.42 km/s
2047-Nov-25 21:30 0.364344 AU
54505150 km
19.81 km/s
2048-Jun-12 20:59 0.390596 AU
58432369 km
14.29 km/s
2051-Dec-21 10:20 0.134145 AU
20067787 km
7.33 km/s
2055-Jun-28 11:57 0.401315 AU
60035928 km
14.27 km/s
2056-Jan-24 02:32 0.483079 AU
72267640 km
21.92 km/s
2058-Nov-29 03:23 0.063429 AU
9488804 km
7.49 km/s
2059-Apr-10 01:27 0.287457 AU
43002938 km
8.95 km/s
2062-Jul-10 11:50 0.404273 AU
60478326 km
13.82 km/s
2063-Jan-27 15:52 0.397709 AU
59496358 km
18.65 km/s
2065-Nov-19 21:11 0.019134 AU
2862350 km
8.83 km/s
2066-Apr-25 20:06 0.319246 AU
47758524 km
10.86 km/s
2069-Jul-24 22:32 0.397610 AU
59481627 km
12.72 km/s
2070-Jan-31 11:15 0.299013 AU
44731711 km
14.84 km/s
2072-Nov-18 09:33 0.117462 AU
17572097 km
12.10 km/s
2073-May-13 02:50 0.348355 AU
52113191 km
12.60 km/s
2076-Aug-11 17:35 0.377531 AU
56477872 km
10.76 km/s
2077-Feb-02 14:09 0.207852 AU
31094291 km
10.55 km/s
2079-Nov-22 03:14 0.246154 AU
36824090 km
16.15 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
26.8

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.57968
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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