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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 MF1

2023 MF1

2023 MF1 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.871 AU and a period of 0.81 yr.

Aten Observations: 39
Orbital Period · P
0.81 yr
v(q)
60.5 km/s
v(Q)
16.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
6.63
Eccentricity · e
0.5644

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.379 AU) and its farthest (1.363 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.984 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.81 yr (297 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.871 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.564) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 14.46° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 60.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.8 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 = 24.9 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 39 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4966 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
0.871 AU
Eccentricity
0.5644
Perihelion
0.379 AU
Aphelion
1.362592 AU
Inclination
14.46°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
152.26°

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
2027-Jun-11 14:06 0.278019 AU
41590980 km
12.98 km/s
2031-May-12 00:51 0.399334 AU
59739553 km
13.32 km/s
2032-Jun-13 22:08 0.263012 AU
39345991 km
27.55 km/s
2036-Jun-25 16:57 0.008077 AU
1208313 km
16.76 km/s
2039-Apr-01 01:54 0.258228 AU
38630307 km
21.60 km/s
2040-Jun-06 07:49 0.288057 AU
43092770 km
13.08 km/s
2044-May-04 21:00 0.403512 AU
60364532 km
13.19 km/s
2045-Jun-17 12:15 0.205070 AU
30677984 km
25.06 km/s
2048-Mar-25 08:45 0.269767 AU
40356634 km
12.97 km/s
2049-Jun-25 15:39 0.098023 AU
14664019 km
14.45 km/s
2052-Apr-05 03:21 0.360791 AU
53973633 km
25.07 km/s
2053-May-28 13:02 0.366234 AU
54787869 km
13.26 km/s
2057-Jan-26 17:37 0.455329 AU
68116302 km
16.82 km/s
2057-Apr-25 08:08 0.383525 AU
57374585 km
12.83 km/s
2058-Jun-21 19:10 0.130799 AU
19567251 km
21.80 km/s
2061-Mar-25 09:09 0.246671 AU
36901529 km
15.93 km/s
2062-Jun-21 05:24 0.182706 AU
27332403 km
13.16 km/s
2065-Apr-10 04:39 0.399759 AU
59803052 km
28.39 km/s
2066-May-20 11:02 0.385464 AU
57664556 km
13.38 km/s
2067-Jun-10 17:14 0.366672 AU
54853299 km
30.62 km/s
2071-Jun-25 07:58 0.008969 AU
1341672 km
18.68 km/s
2074-Mar-29 02:27 0.250300 AU
37444292 km
19.19 km/s
2075-Jun-13 16:33 0.231110 AU
34573597 km
12.98 km/s
2079-May-13 06:30 0.402487 AU
60211144 km
13.33 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
24.9

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.4966
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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