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NASA JPL SBDB · 2021 SY3

2021 SY3

2021 SY3 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.86 AU and a period of 0.80 yr.

Aten Observations: 25
Orbital Period · P
0.80 yr
v(q)
41.8 km/s
v(Q)
24.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
6.83
Eccentricity · e
0.2585

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.638 AU) and its farthest (1.083 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.445 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.80 yr (291 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.86 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.259 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 5° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 41.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.6 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 = 27 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 25 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.6288 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
0.8603 AU
Eccentricity
0.2585
Perihelion
0.638 AU
Aphelion
1.082688 AU
Inclination
5.0°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
77.66°

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-Oct-19 03:41 0.082291 AU
12310557 km
5.64 km/s
2030-Feb-16 17:04 0.244115 AU
36519088 km
6.32 km/s
2033-Nov-07 03:03 0.106645 AU
15953845 km
5.67 km/s
2037-Jul-25 10:47 0.269788 AU
40359725 km
5.91 km/s
2037-Dec-01 15:53 0.102614 AU
15350879 km
5.53 km/s
2041-Jul-07 16:08 0.312113 AU
46691399 km
8.13 km/s
2041-Dec-20 07:00 0.084912 AU
12702707 km
6.86 km/s
2045-Jun-22 00:06 0.342770 AU
51277600 km
9.89 km/s
2045-Dec-21 11:06 0.128445 AU
19215078 km
9.94 km/s
2049-Jun-08 09:29 0.360255 AU
53893326 km
11.13 km/s
2049-Dec-18 20:26 0.204676 AU
30619074 km
13.05 km/s
2053-May-27 06:43 0.370724 AU
55459479 km
11.96 km/s
2053-Dec-15 20:17 0.285133 AU
42655336 km
15.93 km/s
2056-Oct-08 11:06 0.469441 AU
70227307 km
22.23 km/s
2057-May-16 05:20 0.374670 AU
56049909 km
12.41 km/s
2057-Dec-12 06:35 0.369311 AU
55248153 km
18.76 km/s
2060-Oct-05 03:16 0.384516 AU
57522768 km
19.52 km/s
2061-May-05 05:37 0.373087 AU
55813003 km
12.57 km/s
2061-Dec-08 16:34 0.454034 AU
67922556 km
21.56 km/s
2064-Oct-01 20:39 0.298527 AU
44658953 km
16.75 km/s
2065-Apr-24 02:34 0.366693 AU
54856535 km
12.42 km/s
2068-Sep-29 01:35 0.210999 AU
31564964 km
13.82 km/s
2069-Apr-11 11:52 0.354727 AU
53066425 km
11.87 km/s
2072-Sep-26 04:33 0.092347 AU
13814894 km
10.12 km/s
2073-Mar-26 12:26 0.331966 AU
49661363 km
10.67 km/s
2076-Sep-27 16:06 0.001705 AU
255073 km
7.03 km/s
2077-Mar-05 17:28 0.292881 AU
43814443 km
8.76 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
27.0

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.62877
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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