SpaceAtlas Space Object Data
NASA JPL SBDB · 2021 V2

Fuls

Fuls follows a distinctly cometary orbit: an eccentricity of 0.614 carries it from 3.497 AU at perihelion out to 14.611 AU at aphelion.

comet Observations: 500
Orbital Period · P
27.2 yr
v(q)
20.2 km/s
v(Q)
4.8 km/s
TJ
2.61
Eccentricity · e
0.6138

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 3.497 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 14.611 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 11.114 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 9.054 AU gives an orbital period of 27.2 yr, or about 9,951 days.

The high eccentricity (0.614) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 12.69° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 20.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 4.8 km/s at aphelion.

Its Tisserand parameter with respect to Jupiter is T_J = 2.61, a standard discriminator between asteroidal and cometary dynamics.

Size and surface

Neither a measured diameter nor a reliable absolute magnitude is available for Fuls, so its physical size remains unconstrained.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 500 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5187 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 3 indicates a moderately constrained orbit; predictions decades ahead still carry noticeable uncertainty.

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
9.054 AU
Eccentricity
0.6138
Perihelion
3.497 AU
Aphelion
14.611345 AU
Inclination
12.69°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2459918.5
Mean Anomaly
358.28°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
—

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51867
Condition
3
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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