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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 RF4

2023 RF4

2023 RF4 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.936 AU and a period of 0.91 yr.

Aten Observations: 202
Orbital Period · P
0.91 yr
v(q)
44.3 km/s
v(Q)
21.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
6.35
Eccentricity · e
0.349

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.609 AU) and its farthest (1.263 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.654 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.91 yr (331 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.936 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.349 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 7.78° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 44.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.4 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 = 25.26 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 202 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3483 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
0.9359 AU
Eccentricity
0.349
Perihelion
0.609 AU
Aphelion
1.262529 AU
Inclination
7.78°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2460200.5
Mean Anomaly
88.33°

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
2032-Sep-18 07:18 0.295826 AU
44254915 km
20.13 km/s
2033-Oct-02 19:29 0.223808 AU
33481201 km
8.16 km/s
2034-May-02 18:29 0.406668 AU
60836660 km
15.06 km/s
2034-Dec-29 06:28 0.211913 AU
31701802 km
6.79 km/s
2035-Jan-31 06:32 0.214862 AU
32142916 km
6.50 km/s
2035-Dec-24 21:56 0.407178 AU
60912935 km
23.29 km/s
2042-Sep-09 20:40 0.032904 AU
4922429 km
12.37 km/s
2043-Jun-11 07:50 0.387395 AU
57953461 km
12.82 km/s
2043-Nov-06 14:46 0.298674 AU
44680982 km
8.87 km/s
2044-Apr-01 12:47 0.365259 AU
54641896 km
13.45 km/s
2045-Jan-07 23:44 0.130556 AU
19530879 km
13.02 km/s
2051-Sep-22 11:38 0.380510 AU
56923450 km
22.63 km/s
2052-Sep-19 00:16 0.167938 AU
25123114 km
7.85 km/s
2053-May-13 09:17 0.409484 AU
61257996 km
14.88 km/s
2053-Dec-08 06:10 0.264116 AU
39511265 km
7.91 km/s
2054-Feb-26 06:36 0.280179 AU
41914132 km
9.34 km/s
2054-Dec-29 07:40 0.319507 AU
47797621 km
20.23 km/s
2061-Sep-13 09:19 0.150179 AU
22466492 km
15.96 km/s
2062-Jun-29 00:10 0.350555 AU
52442346 km
10.58 km/s
2062-Oct-21 23:41 0.276223 AU
41322376 km
8.72 km/s
2063-Apr-17 13:18 0.390898 AU
58477512 km
14.58 km/s
2064-Jan-13 22:53 0.123244 AU
18437048 km
9.28 km/s
2071-Sep-09 04:13 0.027050 AU
4046668 km
9.85 km/s
2072-May-29 08:18 0.400526 AU
59917794 km
14.01 km/s
2072-Nov-18 04:55 0.294560 AU
44065582 km
8.68 km/s
2073-Mar-19 16:54 0.332328 AU
49715602 km
12.09 km/s
2074-Jan-03 21:48 0.187719 AU
28082394 km
16.05 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
25.26

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.3483
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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