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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 MP

2023 MP

2023 MP is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.808 AU and a period of 0.73 yr.

Aten Observations: 124
Orbital Period · P
0.73 yr
v(q)
55.5 km/s
v(Q)
19.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
7.12
Eccentricity · e
0.4741

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.425 AU) and its farthest (1.192 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.767 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.73 yr (266 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.808 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.474) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.26° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 55.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.8 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 = 25.09 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 124 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4663 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 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
0.8085 AU
Eccentricity
0.4741
Perihelion
0.425 AU
Aphelion
1.19181 AU
Inclination
9.26°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
135.71°

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-Jul-01 12:37 0.487095 AU
72868430 km
28.19 km/s
2029-Aug-20 22:41 0.407068 AU
60896506 km
24.11 km/s
2031-Jun-16 16:06 0.019340 AU
2893216 km
12.20 km/s
2034-Aug-22 18:24 0.181371 AU
27132701 km
9.97 km/s
2036-Jun-29 16:54 0.446368 AU
66775672 km
26.87 km/s
2037-Aug-18 19:49 0.449706 AU
67275087 km
25.62 km/s
2039-Jun-18 21:27 0.071323 AU
10669737 km
10.98 km/s
2039-Dec-03 07:00 0.497428 AU
74414149 km
19.38 km/s
2042-Aug-29 07:22 0.163509 AU
24460555 km
10.82 km/s
2044-Jun-27 00:12 0.386624 AU
57838195 km
24.83 km/s
2047-Jun-24 21:53 0.127169 AU
19024252 km
10.16 km/s
2047-Nov-25 15:19 0.477607 AU
71449054 km
17.52 km/s
2050-Aug-31 21:27 0.159522 AU
23864145 km
12.70 km/s
2052-Jun-23 23:21 0.311841 AU
46650701 km
22.42 km/s
2055-Jul-05 04:52 0.172531 AU
25810337 km
9.95 km/s
2055-Nov-15 20:02 0.449396 AU
67228627 km
14.98 km/s
2058-Aug-31 02:09 0.186010 AU
27826697 km
15.24 km/s
2060-Jun-20 18:30 0.224830 AU
33634121 km
19.74 km/s
2063-Jul-17 14:16 0.202317 AU
30266134 km
10.00 km/s
2063-Nov-03 03:01 0.409732 AU
61294989 km
11.60 km/s
2066-Aug-28 13:36 0.241524 AU
36131479 km
18.05 km/s
2068-Jun-17 22:33 0.135421 AU
20258735 km
17.01 km/s
2071-Apr-10 19:39 0.435413 AU
65136827 km
10.71 km/s
2071-Jul-29 22:44 0.211423 AU
31628402 km
9.98 km/s
2074-Aug-25 13:14 0.307932 AU
46066044 km
20.76 km/s
2076-Jun-16 03:15 0.054600 AU
8167994 km
14.58 km/s
2079-Mar-30 10:54 0.469772 AU
70276876 km
13.91 km/s
2079-Aug-09 20:23 0.203533 AU
30448161 km
9.84 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
25.09

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.4663
Condition
6
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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