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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 HB4

2023 HB4

2023 HB4 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.714 AU and a period of 0.60 yr.

Aten Observations: 71
Orbital Period · P
0.60 yr
v(q)
58.1 km/s
v(Q)
21.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
7.95
Eccentricity · e
0.4614

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.384 AU) and its farthest (1.043 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.659 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.60 yr (220 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.714 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.461) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.33° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 58.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.4 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 = 26.84 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 71 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4499 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 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
0.7138 AU
Eccentricity
0.4614
Perihelion
0.384 AU
Aphelion
1.043147 AU
Inclination
5.33°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
284.02°

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
2029-Mar-28 08:53 0.049470 AU
7400679 km
8.82 km/s
2032-Mar-17 18:37 0.053345 AU
7980360 km
10.17 km/s
2035-Mar-15 15:15 0.102749 AU
15371039 km
12.84 km/s
2035-Jul-06 00:03 0.432882 AU
64758214 km
7.88 km/s
2038-Mar-16 14:14 0.180573 AU
27013409 km
15.97 km/s
2038-Jul-21 08:07 0.481820 AU
72079312 km
12.78 km/s
2041-Mar-19 03:52 0.266681 AU
39894842 km
19.20 km/s
2043-Apr-18 03:48 0.456612 AU
68308210 km
26.45 km/s
2044-Mar-22 12:17 0.356859 AU
53385273 km
22.57 km/s
2046-Apr-21 15:06 0.358863 AU
53685066 km
23.18 km/s
2047-Mar-27 03:39 0.445563 AU
66655301 km
25.87 km/s
2049-Apr-24 20:06 0.261538 AU
39125497 km
19.92 km/s
2051-Dec-19 16:37 0.474810 AU
71030594 km
15.12 km/s
2052-Apr-27 12:42 0.161182 AU
24112550 km
16.57 km/s
2055-Jan-01 13:50 0.424743 AU
63540613 km
10.86 km/s
2055-Apr-29 18:02 0.069878 AU
10453642 km
13.46 km/s
2058-Apr-27 21:52 0.008629 AU
1290880 km
10.76 km/s
2061-Apr-21 00:37 0.007610 AU
1138509 km
9.20 km/s
2064-Apr-05 21:40 0.049105 AU
7346042 km
8.65 km/s
2067-Mar-22 21:38 0.047812 AU
7152583 km
9.30 km/s
2070-Mar-16 02:02 0.055321 AU
8275955 km
11.52 km/s
2073-Mar-15 17:18 0.090963 AU
13607835 km
14.75 km/s
2076-Mar-18 01:29 0.149837 AU
22415223 km
18.25 km/s
2079-Mar-22 10:13 0.218404 AU
32672829 km
21.76 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
26.84

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.44987
Condition
6
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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