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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 DP1

2023 DP1

2023 DP1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.861 AU it takes 2.54 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 91
Orbital Period · P
2.54 yr
v(q)
38.2 km/s
v(Q)
12.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.21 km
TJ
3.83
Eccentricity · e
0.5068

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.918 AU) and its farthest (2.804 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.886 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.54 yr (927 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.861 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.507) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 3.12° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 38.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 12.5 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 = 21.18 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.21 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 91 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5914 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 means the orbit is very well determined, leaving only a small uncertainty in the future ephemeris.

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
1.861 AU
Eccentricity
0.5068
Perihelion
0.918 AU
Aphelion
2.804155 AU
Inclination
3.12°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
79.83°

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
2028-Jun-30 08:59 0.031159 AU
4661334 km
9.73 km/s
2033-Aug-05 00:41 0.383727 AU
57404756 km
21.84 km/s
2056-Mar-09 09:24 0.412779 AU
61750916 km
22.76 km/s
2061-Apr-11 10:45 0.054242 AU
8114477 km
10.08 km/s
2066-Jul-11 20:03 0.033254 AU
4974690 km
11.51 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
21.18

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.59142
Condition
0
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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