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NASA JPL SBDB · 2021 PD7

2021 PD7

2021 PD7 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.541 AU it takes 1.91 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 84
Orbital Period · P
1.91 yr
v(q)
57.3 km/s
v(Q)
10 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.14 km
TJ
4.15
Eccentricity · e
0.7019

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.46 AU) and its farthest (2.623 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.163 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.91 yr (699 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.541 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.702) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 4.59° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 57.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 10 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 = 22.02 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.14 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 84 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5815 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 2 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
1.541 AU
Eccentricity
0.7019
Perihelion
0.46 AU
Aphelion
2.622628 AU
Inclination
4.59°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
215.39°

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-Feb-11 03:31 0.370400 AU
55411046 km
14.37 km/s
2028-Dec-29 22:10 0.173344 AU
25931853 km
28.02 km/s
2042-Aug-26 01:08 0.236911 AU
35441423 km
30.09 km/s
2044-Jul-30 06:08 0.281632 AU
42131492 km
14.81 km/s
2050-Jan-19 05:17 0.235318 AU
35203033 km
16.09 km/s
2051-Dec-24 15:24 0.305469 AU
45697454 km
32.26 km/s
2065-Aug-21 01:29 0.129898 AU
19432446 km
26.86 km/s
2067-Jul-09 23:32 0.384963 AU
57589655 km
13.77 km/s
2071-Mar-21 04:16 0.499702 AU
74754364 km
23.55 km/s
2073-Jan-12 18:53 0.129577 AU
19384400 km
19.43 km/s
2074-Dec-19 15:56 0.407995 AU
61035150 km
35.57 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
22.02

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.58148
Condition
2
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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