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2023 MC

2023 MC is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.894 AU and a period of 0.85 yr.

Aten Observations: 62
Orbital Period · P
0.85 yr
v(q)
47.8 km/s
v(Q)
20.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
6.58
Eccentricity · e
0.3932

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.542 AU) and its farthest (1.245 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.703 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.85 yr (309 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.894 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.393 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 1.68° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 47.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.8 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 = 25.65 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 62 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5155 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 5 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
0.8938 AU
Eccentricity
0.3932
Perihelion
0.542 AU
Aphelion
1.245242 AU
Inclination
1.68°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
283.85°

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-Jun-25 12:05 0.397152 AU
59413087 km
23.04 km/s
2029-Mar-16 18:36 0.400170 AU
59864618 km
13.76 km/s
2029-Aug-14 20:43 0.224435 AU
33575001 km
8.48 km/s
2029-Nov-27 13:43 0.339357 AU
50767106 km
9.96 km/s
2034-Jun-16 14:53 0.098010 AU
14662084 km
8.28 km/s
2035-Jan-18 18:29 0.437189 AU
65402543 km
17.15 km/s
2035-Sep-21 13:18 0.163866 AU
24513943 km
15.76 km/s
2039-Jun-21 14:25 0.285331 AU
42684917 km
19.56 km/s
2040-Mar-02 10:37 0.423737 AU
63390154 km
15.72 km/s
2040-Sep-01 06:36 0.186480 AU
27896953 km
8.04 km/s
2045-Jul-05 19:17 0.185389 AU
27733815 km
8.01 km/s
2046-Jan-04 02:57 0.422021 AU
63133373 km
15.94 km/s
2046-Sep-16 05:54 0.293151 AU
43854801 km
19.79 km/s
2050-Jun-16 13:33 0.160227 AU
23969649 km
15.71 km/s
2051-Feb-17 07:17 0.437807 AU
65494990 km
16.98 km/s
2051-Sep-21 02:39 0.105523 AU
15785969 km
8.15 km/s
2056-Apr-12 07:04 0.334229 AU
49999873 km
9.06 km/s
2056-Jul-20 21:53 0.221436 AU
33126302 km
8.42 km/s
2056-Dec-23 00:00 0.401813 AU
60110410 km
14.40 km/s
2057-Sep-12 01:24 0.388190 AU
58072376 km
22.78 km/s
2061-Jun-13 21:45 0.087433 AU
13079846 km
13.48 km/s
2062-Feb-09 13:55 0.441214 AU
66004727 km
17.34 km/s
2062-Sep-25 06:38 0.052400 AU
7838908 km
9.47 km/s
2067-Apr-10 18:02 0.340128 AU
50882423 km
9.48 km/s
2067-Jul-23 00:34 0.224801 AU
33629712 km
8.45 km/s
2067-Dec-23 00:41 0.399442 AU
59755658 km
14.26 km/s
2068-Sep-11 23:57 0.386335 AU
57794908 km
22.75 km/s
2072-Jun-14 19:50 0.130416 AU
19509938 km
14.77 km/s
2073-Feb-14 15:33 0.438217 AU
65556398 km
17.07 km/s
2073-Sep-21 23:22 0.097179 AU
14537756 km
8.29 km/s
2078-Jul-11 00:42 0.202486 AU
30291518 km
8.18 km/s
2079-Jan-01 21:22 0.416454 AU
62300558 km
15.58 km/s
2079-Sep-16 14:01 0.298792 AU
44698662 km
20.06 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
25.65

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51551
Condition
5
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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