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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 WT4

2019 WT4

2019 WT4 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.191 AU once every 1.30 yr.

Amor Observations: 207
Orbital Period · P
1.30 yr
v(q)
30.8 km/s
v(Q)
24.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.06 km
TJ
5.29
Eccentricity · e
0.1189

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.049 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.333 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.284 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.191 AU gives an orbital period of 1.30 yr, or about 475 days.

An eccentricity of 0.119 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 14.2° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 30.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.2 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 23.87 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.06 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 207 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3833 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
1.191 AU
Eccentricity
0.1189
Perihelion
1.049 AU
Aphelion
1.33261 AU
Inclination
14.2°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
15.37°

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-Jun-14 11:30 0.302567 AU
45263414 km
8.14 km/s
2032-Dec-01 12:50 0.067034 AU
10028191 km
7.61 km/s
2037-Apr-19 09:47 0.362820 AU
54277034 km
7.25 km/s
2041-Jun-15 04:34 0.302279 AU
45220325 km
8.13 km/s
2045-Dec-01 20:34 0.066975 AU
10019284 km
7.60 km/s
2058-Dec-02 03:36 0.066901 AU
10008226 km
7.59 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
23.87

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.38331
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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