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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 AP1

2023 AP1

2023 AP1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.039 AU it takes 1.06 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 43
Orbital Period · P
1.06 yr
v(q)
38.8 km/s
v(Q)
22 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.86
Eccentricity · e
0.2761

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.752 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.326 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.574 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.039 AU gives an orbital period of 1.06 yr, or about 387 days.

An eccentricity of 0.276 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.85° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 38.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22 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 = 25.64 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 43 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4385 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
1.039 AU
Eccentricity
0.2761
Perihelion
0.752 AU
Aphelion
1.325868 AU
Inclination
9.85°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
359.56°

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
2040-Jan-16 00:47 0.166155 AU
24856413 km
16.54 km/s
2041-Jan-25 05:25 0.093028 AU
13916847 km
6.76 km/s
2041-Nov-26 09:27 0.342799 AU
51281952 km
8.04 km/s
2044-Aug-22 14:04 0.193052 AU
28880178 km
17.07 km/s
2057-Jan-04 02:36 0.400984 AU
59986393 km
24.41 km/s
2058-Jan-19 20:54 0.030243 AU
4524353 km
13.43 km/s
2061-Aug-08 03:35 0.053339 AU
7979442 km
9.75 km/s
2062-Aug-27 17:34 0.263030 AU
39348709 km
19.78 km/s
2075-Jan-08 03:05 0.199683 AU
29872086 km
21.97 km/s
2076-Jan-23 12:14 0.013666 AU
2044445 km
11.16 km/s
2079-Aug-12 12:30 0.052688 AU
7882056 km
11.14 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
25.64

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.43849
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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