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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 HD4

2023 HD4

2023 HD4 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.945 AU and a period of 0.92 yr.

Aten Observations: 64
Orbital Period · P
0.92 yr
v(q)
51.2 km/s
v(Q)
18.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
6.25
Eccentricity · e
0.4713

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.499 AU) and its farthest (1.39 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.891 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.92 yr (335 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.945 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.471) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.53° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 51.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.4 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 = 26.04 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 64 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.55 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

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
0.9447 AU
Eccentricity
0.4713
Perihelion
0.499 AU
Aphelion
1.389937 AU
Inclination
9.53°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
220.59°

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
2034-Apr-23 22:55 0.053872 AU
8059091 km
17.03 km/s
2035-Feb-19 20:34 0.376531 AU
56328250 km
11.70 km/s
2035-May-16 11:08 0.303384 AU
45385544 km
10.56 km/s
2035-Dec-24 13:51 0.493400 AU
73811639 km
21.03 km/s
2036-Jun-29 05:03 0.391921 AU
58630474 km
10.92 km/s
2036-Nov-03 05:54 0.423281 AU
63321932 km
17.23 km/s
2037-Aug-19 13:44 0.157284 AU
23529282 km
12.10 km/s
2038-Jul-29 12:27 0.397210 AU
59421772 km
26.65 km/s
2045-Apr-28 10:38 0.152840 AU
22864582 km
20.73 km/s
2046-May-02 18:48 0.200761 AU
30033468 km
10.09 km/s
2047-Jan-06 07:56 0.481308 AU
72002708 km
20.03 km/s
2047-Jun-18 13:05 0.407171 AU
60911896 km
11.19 km/s
2047-Nov-18 04:09 0.451665 AU
67568115 km
19.32 km/s
2049-Aug-04 08:11 0.267194 AU
39971633 km
22.71 km/s
2056-May-04 11:12 0.288275 AU
43125274 km
25.22 km/s
2057-Apr-20 15:23 0.042400 AU
6342928 km
11.40 km/s
2058-Jan-22 21:30 0.448500 AU
67094570 km
17.56 km/s
2058-Jun-04 15:56 0.377226 AU
56432137 km
11.15 km/s
2058-Dec-04 02:59 0.477623 AU
71451350 km
20.88 km/s
2060-Aug-11 08:39 0.164103 AU
24549463 km
17.94 km/s
2068-Apr-21 19:46 0.003612 AU
540373 km
15.37 km/s
2069-May-21 00:00 0.314112 AU
46990529 km
10.77 km/s
2069-Dec-20 00:52 0.490781 AU
73419777 km
21.14 km/s
2070-Jul-03 17:35 0.384287 AU
57488510 km
10.79 km/s
2070-Oct-30 17:01 0.407354 AU
60939365 km
16.44 km/s
2071-Aug-19 09:06 0.155693 AU
23291376 km
12.98 km/s
2072-Jul-28 07:58 0.434972 AU
65070950 km
27.28 km/s
2079-Apr-30 08:33 0.174726 AU
26138670 km
21.75 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
26.04

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.54995
Condition
7
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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