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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 MH

2023 MH

2023 MH is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.93 AU and a period of 0.90 yr.

Aten Observations: 20
Orbital Period · P
0.90 yr
v(q)
44.3 km/s
v(Q)
21.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.07 km
TJ
6.35
Eccentricity · e
0.3452

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.609 AU) and its farthest (1.251 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.642 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.90 yr (328 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.93 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.345 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 18.13° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 44.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.5 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 = 23.45 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.07 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 20 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5429 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
0.93 AU
Eccentricity
0.3452
Perihelion
0.609 AU
Aphelion
1.251036 AU
Inclination
18.13°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
261.94°

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
2031-May-19 18:13 0.254333 AU
38047672 km
17.56 km/s
2032-Feb-13 05:34 0.402380 AU
60195224 km
13.28 km/s
2032-Jun-16 15:32 0.240197 AU
35932972 km
10.88 km/s
2032-Nov-30 14:59 0.347198 AU
51940074 km
16.93 km/s
2033-Aug-29 01:34 0.326339 AU
48819584 km
13.17 km/s
2040-May-18 06:47 0.138406 AU
20705189 km
13.11 km/s
2041-Jan-18 04:44 0.393404 AU
58852440 km
16.67 km/s
2041-Jul-05 12:40 0.289894 AU
43367515 km
10.72 km/s
2041-Nov-07 20:10 0.329779 AU
49334196 km
14.96 km/s
2042-Aug-20 07:06 0.392593 AU
58731088 km
18.83 km/s
2048-May-26 05:23 0.411805 AU
61605219 km
24.21 km/s
2049-May-27 12:52 0.148644 AU
22236788 km
11.06 km/s
2057-May-20 13:11 0.227892 AU
34092213 km
18.87 km/s
2059-Sep-01 05:46 0.315817 AU
47245530 km
11.74 km/s
2066-May-18 07:27 0.141233 AU
21128206 km
14.10 km/s
2068-Aug-22 07:08 0.335397 AU
50174750 km
17.37 km/s
2075-May-24 15:27 0.139883 AU
20926152 km
11.35 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
23.45

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.54292
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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