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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 SW

2023 SW

2023 SW is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.929 AU and a period of 0.90 yr.

Aten Observations: 53
Orbital Period · P
0.90 yr
v(q)
45.3 km/s
v(Q)
21.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
6.36
Eccentricity · e
0.365

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.59 AU) and its farthest (1.268 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.678 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.90 yr (327 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.929 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.365 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

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

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 45.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.1 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 = 26.97 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 53 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4627 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
0.9292 AU
Eccentricity
0.365
Perihelion
0.59 AU
Aphelion
1.268358 AU
Inclination
14.46°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
288.26°

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
2030-May-13 17:36 0.219288 AU
32804973 km
13.20 km/s
2031-Feb-18 05:49 0.389255 AU
58231692 km
15.65 km/s
2031-Aug-21 16:43 0.294136 AU
44002073 km
9.33 km/s
2031-Nov-25 21:19 0.370805 AU
55471674 km
9.59 km/s
2032-Sep-12 09:52 0.253217 AU
37880706 km
19.40 km/s
2038-Jun-05 22:53 0.453077 AU
67779285 km
23.19 km/s
2039-Apr-09 13:59 0.266083 AU
39805507 km
11.61 km/s
2040-Jan-18 22:01 0.426616 AU
63820839 km
15.86 km/s
2040-Sep-20 02:56 0.099222 AU
14843329 km
10.06 km/s
2047-May-23 07:37 0.269069 AU
40252088 km
16.36 km/s
2048-Mar-05 12:40 0.353095 AU
52822266 km
14.57 km/s
2048-Aug-02 08:36 0.338754 AU
50676863 km
9.27 km/s
2048-Dec-17 17:28 0.410932 AU
61474621 km
12.91 km/s
2049-Sep-17 13:57 0.117993 AU
17651473 km
15.74 km/s
2056-Apr-28 20:08 0.222686 AU
33313298 km
11.16 km/s
2057-Feb-02 11:31 0.412894 AU
61768108 km
16.13 km/s
2057-Sep-08 18:27 0.211054 AU
31573261 km
9.14 km/s
2058-Sep-07 15:00 0.377637 AU
56493709 km
23.16 km/s
2064-May-28 23:31 0.341858 AU
51141248 km
19.19 km/s
2065-Mar-19 09:03 0.320785 AU
47988689 km
13.38 km/s
2065-Jul-17 19:00 0.353209 AU
52839302 km
8.82 km/s
2065-Dec-31 10:50 0.425315 AU
63626245 km
14.52 km/s
2066-Sep-20 12:01 0.030281 AU
4529963 km
13.25 km/s
2073-May-02 04:05 0.219242 AU
32798186 km
11.30 km/s
2074-Feb-04 10:12 0.410863 AU
61464258 km
16.16 km/s
2074-Sep-08 01:22 0.216544 AU
32394576 km
9.15 km/s
2075-Sep-07 19:24 0.378265 AU
56587650 km
23.21 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
26.97

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.46272
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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