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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 FF5

2023 FF5

2023 FF5 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.193 AU it takes 1.30 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 34
Orbital Period · P
1.30 yr
v(q)
37.5 km/s
v(Q)
19.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.22
Eccentricity · e
0.3073

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.826 AU) and its farthest (1.56 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.734 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.30 yr (476 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.193 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.307 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 19° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 37.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.8 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 = 25.57 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 34 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.6016 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 1 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
1.193 AU
Eccentricity
0.3073
Perihelion
0.826 AU
Aphelion
1.559609 AU
Inclination
19.0°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
215.02°

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
2036-Mar-31 09:09 0.192525 AU
28801257 km
16.92 km/s
2053-Mar-21 02:00 0.166249 AU
24870457 km
10.43 km/s
2056-Oct-06 07:29 0.150943 AU
22580706 km
15.56 km/s
2066-Mar-26 01:13 0.054959 AU
8221760 km
13.39 km/s
2069-Oct-11 15:21 0.095377 AU
14268166 km
11.68 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
25.57

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.6016
Condition
1
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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