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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 EY

2023 EY

2023 EY belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.833 AU it takes 2.48 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 183
Orbital Period · P
2.48 yr
v(q)
36.7 km/s
v(Q)
13.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
3.89
Eccentricity · e
0.4702

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.971 AU) and its farthest (2.695 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.724 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.48 yr (906 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.833 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.47) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 2.73° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 13.2 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 = 26.81 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 183 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4036 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
1.833 AU
Eccentricity
0.4702
Perihelion
0.971 AU
Aphelion
2.694877 AU
Inclination
2.73°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
101.07°

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-Feb-19 09:10 0.218179 AU
32639093 km
14.95 km/s
2033-Feb-04 09:19 0.468335 AU
70061848 km
22.64 km/s
2070-Jun-17 11:04 0.317751 AU
47534939 km
19.77 km/s
2075-Jun-01 04:49 0.082513 AU
12343729 km
12.47 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
26.81

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.40357
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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