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2021 WF2

2021 WF2 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.949 AU and a period of 0.92 yr.

Aten Observations: 48
Orbital Period · P
0.92 yr
v(q)
42.8 km/s
v(Q)
21.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
6.25
Eccentricity · e
0.323

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.642 AU) and its farthest (1.255 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.613 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.92 yr (338 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.949 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.323 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 18.26° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 42.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.9 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 = 25.04 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 48 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5143 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
0.9487 AU
Eccentricity
0.323
Perihelion
0.642 AU
Aphelion
1.25513 AU
Inclination
18.26°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
238.22°

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
2031-Jul-12 04:54 0.226350 AU
33861460 km
15.19 km/s
2032-May-16 06:08 0.305123 AU
45645686 km
13.98 km/s
2032-Oct-06 09:45 0.396540 AU
59321534 km
9.35 km/s
2033-Mar-14 20:25 0.425791 AU
63697448 km
13.26 km/s
2033-Dec-02 07:14 0.057239 AU
8562899 km
11.26 km/s
2034-Nov-19 20:11 0.315533 AU
47203092 km
22.68 km/s
2043-Jul-16 01:51 0.229197 AU
34287367 km
16.09 km/s
2044-May-22 02:57 0.275195 AU
41168595 km
13.71 km/s
2045-Dec-01 08:05 0.065920 AU
9861449 km
10.73 km/s
2046-Nov-21 05:37 0.245052 AU
36659319 km
21.62 km/s
2055-Jul-16 14:59 0.232819 AU
34829189 km
16.24 km/s
2056-May-22 14:23 0.276808 AU
41409866 km
13.68 km/s
2057-Mar-20 20:53 0.423104 AU
63295430 km
13.74 km/s
2057-Dec-01 07:52 0.079930 AU
11957295 km
10.76 km/s
2058-Nov-20 19:09 0.278317 AU
41635645 km
21.82 km/s
2067-Jul-12 16:19 0.239083 AU
35766268 km
15.33 km/s
2068-May-15 19:08 0.314626 AU
47067339 km
13.97 km/s
2068-Oct-07 06:50 0.402522 AU
60216362 km
9.35 km/s
2069-Mar-12 18:36 0.425071 AU
63589774 km
13.07 km/s
2069-Dec-02 04:43 0.062320 AU
9322974 km
11.58 km/s
2070-Nov-18 04:26 0.368564 AU
55136428 km
23.52 km/s
2079-Jul-05 14:04 0.214966 AU
32158528 km
14.12 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
25.04

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51426
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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