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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 DN1

2023 DN1

2023 DN1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.131 AU it takes 1.20 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 38
Orbital Period · P
1.20 yr
v(q)
33.6 km/s
v(Q)
23.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
5.51
Eccentricity · e
0.1812

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.926 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.336 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.41 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.131 AU gives an orbital period of 1.20 yr, or about 439 days.

An eccentricity of 0.181 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.36° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.3 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 = 26.78 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 38 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5046 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
1.131 AU
Eccentricity
0.1812
Perihelion
0.926 AU
Aphelion
1.335937 AU
Inclination
9.36°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
214.95°

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-Mar-09 02:51 0.034399 AU
5145985 km
5.89 km/s
2029-Aug-31 10:18 0.214163 AU
32038291 km
6.01 km/s
2035-Aug-15 08:50 0.152912 AU
22875360 km
5.59 km/s
2041-Aug-01 19:38 0.108774 AU
16272325 km
6.24 km/s
2047-Jul-31 06:41 0.110005 AU
16456511 km
8.79 km/s
2053-Aug-03 04:06 0.185102 AU
27690796 km
12.45 km/s
2059-Aug-08 21:14 0.310898 AU
46509678 km
16.58 km/s
2064-Feb-12 04:29 0.339444 AU
50780141 km
18.62 km/s
2070-Feb-18 10:20 0.183813 AU
27498105 km
14.24 km/s
2076-Feb-25 21:16 0.037960 AU
5678702 km
10.18 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
26.78

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.50458
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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