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NASA JPL SBDB · 2021 CE

2021 CE

2021 CE is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.462 AU once every 1.77 yr.

Amor Observations: 27
Orbital Period · P
1.77 yr
v(q)
33.7 km/s
v(Q)
18 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
4.57
Eccentricity · e
0.3032

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.019 AU) and its farthest (1.905 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.886 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.77 yr (646 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.462 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.303 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 0.97° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18 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 = 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 27 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4068 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 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

Semi-Major Axis
1.462 AU
Eccentricity
0.3032
Perihelion
1.019 AU
Aphelion
1.905278 AU
Inclination
0.97°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
15.54°

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
2027-Oct-21 20:36 0.417852 AU
62509701 km
5.42 km/s
2028-Mar-13 02:44 0.395986 AU
59238607 km
17.73 km/s
2036-Nov-29 03:08 0.310444 AU
46441713 km
18.18 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
0.4068
Condition
7
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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