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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 FS2

2023 FS2

2023 FS2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.067 AU it takes 1.10 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 68
Orbital Period · P
1.10 yr
v(q)
39.5 km/s
v(Q)
21 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.09 km
TJ
5.74
Eccentricity · e
0.3059

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.741 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.393 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.652 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.067 AU gives an orbital period of 1.10 yr, or about 403 days.

An eccentricity of 0.306 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 4.39° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21 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 = 23.02 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.09 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 68 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5036 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 3 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
1.067 AU
Eccentricity
0.3059
Perihelion
0.741 AU
Aphelion
1.393395 AU
Inclination
4.39°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
240.89°

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-Oct-29 08:33 0.162871 AU
24365137 km
5.56 km/s
2046-Oct-27 05:17 0.112348 AU
16807056 km
7.00 km/s
2057-Oct-27 21:49 0.091861 AU
13742161 km
7.73 km/s
2068-Oct-26 21:21 0.135611 AU
20287085 km
6.25 km/s
2079-Oct-28 14:22 0.154362 AU
23092233 km
5.75 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
23.02

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.50358
Condition
3
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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