Orbit and dynamics
The path is an ellipse reaching 0.711 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.231 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.52 AU.
Applying Kepler's third law to a = 0.971 AU gives an orbital period of 0.96 yr, or about 349 days.
An eccentricity of 0.267 makes the orbit moderately elongated.
A steep inclination of 21.71° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.
By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23 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 = 24.73 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.
Observation record and orbit quality
The current orbit solution is based on 25 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5139 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
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 distance | Velocity |
|---|---|---|
| 2039-May-28 20:27 | 0.361160 AU 54028756 km |
20.31 km/s |
| 2043-Oct-07 09:25 | 0.086231 AU 12899981 km |
11.86 km/s |
| 2044-Oct-07 10:23 | 0.085258 AU 12754422 km |
15.91 km/s |
| 2045-Sep-30 12:36 | 0.298033 AU 44585121 km |
22.33 km/s |
| 2066-Oct-09 05:38 | 0.072551 AU 10853438 km |
13.42 km/s |
| 2067-Oct-05 06:26 | 0.173169 AU 25905682 km |
18.96 km/s |
Distances in astronomical units (AU) and kilometres. Source: NASA/JPL CNEOS Close Approach Data API.
Physical Parameters
Orbit Quality
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