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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 BW

2023 BW

2023 BW is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.951 AU and a period of 0.93 yr.

Aten Observations: 42
Orbital Period · P
0.93 yr
v(q)
35.3 km/s
v(Q)
26.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
6.32
Eccentricity · e
0.1435

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.814 AU) and its farthest (1.087 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.273 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.93 yr (339 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.951 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.143 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.51° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 26.4 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 = 24.47 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 42 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3975 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 5 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
0.9509 AU
Eccentricity
0.1435
Perihelion
0.814 AU
Aphelion
1.087354 AU
Inclination
5.51°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
351.41°

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
2035-Jan-13 07:41 0.299345 AU
44781403 km
13.58 km/s
2035-Nov-07 23:30 0.164269 AU
24574281 km
3.83 km/s
2036-Feb-21 09:50 0.094642 AU
14158306 km
4.41 km/s
2036-Jul-22 19:52 0.167748 AU
25094791 km
5.48 km/s
2037-May-03 16:02 0.247734 AU
37060419 km
11.32 km/s
2048-Jan-11 03:26 0.231855 AU
34684967 km
11.53 km/s
2048-Oct-16 17:15 0.182835 AU
27351771 km
5.18 km/s
2049-Mar-11 20:51 0.107019 AU
16009758 km
4.35 km/s
2049-Jul-05 07:28 0.148955 AU
22283307 km
4.67 km/s
2050-May-01 07:32 0.304684 AU
45580128 km
13.21 km/s
2061-Jan-08 16:51 0.175947 AU
26321289 km
9.75 km/s
2061-Oct-02 07:17 0.191575 AU
28659283 km
5.84 km/s
2062-Mar-31 15:25 0.108720 AU
16264353 km
4.04 km/s
2062-Jun-14 02:12 0.127289 AU
19042125 km
3.58 km/s
2063-Apr-29 07:06 0.358324 AU
53604459 km
14.91 km/s
2074-Jan-07 23:38 0.120918 AU
18089130 km
7.90 km/s
2074-Sep-18 08:50 0.195478 AU
29243121 km
6.22 km/s
2075-May-03 11:41 0.098465 AU
14730169 km
3.70 km/s
2076-Apr-25 16:28 0.425555 AU
63662187 km
16.93 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
24.47

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.39747
Condition
5
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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