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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 MB6

2023 MB6

2023 MB6 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.175 AU it takes 1.27 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 34
Orbital Period · P
1.27 yr
v(q)
37.9 km/s
v(Q)
19.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
5.31
Eccentricity · e
0.3108

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.81 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.54 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.73 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.175 AU gives an orbital period of 1.27 yr, or about 465 days.

An eccentricity of 0.311 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 12.17° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 37.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.9 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 = 24.67 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 34 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4626 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
1.175 AU
Eccentricity
0.3108
Perihelion
0.81 AU
Aphelion
1.54019 AU
Inclination
12.17°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
64.28°

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-May-05 17:59 0.475402 AU
71119091 km
8.16 km/s
2028-Dec-15 03:09 0.139292 AU
20837810 km
7.98 km/s
2033-Dec-31 08:58 0.355602 AU
53197340 km
23.12 km/s
2037-Jul-03 04:36 0.015848 AU
2370761 km
10.24 km/s
2042-Dec-14 03:42 0.088509 AU
13240727 km
9.18 km/s
2046-Jun-07 12:47 0.413393 AU
61842728 km
22.77 km/s
2051-Jul-20 04:18 0.131073 AU
19608239 km
8.06 km/s
2052-Jan-28 11:37 0.433172 AU
64801652 km
9.27 km/s
2056-Dec-16 12:59 0.082481 AU
12338917 km
12.46 km/s
2060-Jun-14 00:18 0.176019 AU
26332066 km
18.80 km/s
2070-Dec-23 13:48 0.088525 AU
13243147 km
17.38 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
24.67

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.46257
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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