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NASA JPL SBDB · 2019 YV3

2019 YV3

2019 YV3 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.732 AU it takes 2.28 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 72
Orbital Period · P
2.28 yr
v(q)
45.8 km/s
v(Q)
11.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.22 km
TJ
3.91
Eccentricity · e
0.6083

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.679 AU) and its farthest (2.786 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.107 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.28 yr (833 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.732 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.608) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.82° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 45.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 11.2 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 = 21 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.22 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 72 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3611 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 means the orbit is very well determined, leaving only a small uncertainty in the future ephemeris.

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
1.732 AU
Eccentricity
0.6083
Perihelion
0.679 AU
Aphelion
2.785576 AU
Inclination
9.82°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
264.36°

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
2029-Jun-04 03:37 0.267897 AU
40076781 km
11.94 km/s
2036-Jan-16 22:03 0.092340 AU
13813825 km
19.56 km/s
2045-Apr-24 14:21 0.341641 AU
51108744 km
15.87 km/s
2052-Jan-04 00:02 0.298889 AU
44713202 km
26.44 km/s
2054-Jul-19 22:11 0.313742 AU
46935209 km
26.17 km/s
2061-Mar-30 09:36 0.336152 AU
50287675 km
16.52 km/s
2067-Dec-26 11:26 0.467502 AU
69937289 km
31.65 km/s
2070-Jul-10 16:46 0.154593 AU
23126776 km
20.74 km/s
2077-Mar-02 14:45 0.275131 AU
41159065 km
14.65 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
21.0

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.36113
Condition
0
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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