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2023 TG8

2023 TG8 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.897 AU and a period of 0.85 yr.

Aten Observations: 43
Orbital Period · P
0.85 yr
v(q)
48.6 km/s
v(Q)
20.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
6.55
Eccentricity · e
0.4087

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.53 AU) and its farthest (1.264 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.734 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.85 yr (310 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.897 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.409) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.73° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 48.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.4 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 = 28.1 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 43 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.7483 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
0.8971 AU
Eccentricity
0.4087
Perihelion
0.53 AU
Aphelion
1.263745 AU
Inclination
6.73°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
131.6°

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
2029-Aug-25 15:04 0.337742 AU
50525476 km
7.15 km/s
2029-Nov-05 20:08 0.245472 AU
36722151 km
9.53 km/s
2030-May-07 15:40 0.466605 AU
69803189 km
18.29 km/s
2031-Jan-19 18:29 0.200818 AU
30041983 km
17.93 km/s
2034-Oct-18 16:06 0.259088 AU
38759021 km
20.91 km/s
2035-Jul-08 11:34 0.458804 AU
68636142 km
16.37 km/s
2035-Dec-12 08:10 0.290549 AU
43465556 km
9.85 km/s
2036-Apr-01 03:00 0.383326 AU
57344766 km
13.02 km/s
2037-Jan-06 15:06 0.481563 AU
72040801 km
27.74 km/s
2040-Oct-10 01:45 0.014183 AU
2121706 km
12.15 km/s
2041-Jun-06 10:40 0.488386 AU
73061509 km
19.30 km/s
2042-Jan-22 19:54 0.159142 AU
23807319 km
9.15 km/s
2046-Aug-11 22:41 0.368872 AU
55182516 km
10.06 km/s
2046-Nov-13 04:08 0.263988 AU
39492044 km
9.73 km/s
2047-May-01 06:37 0.456622 AU
68309723 km
17.65 km/s
2048-Jan-17 05:08 0.253584 AU
37935687 km
20.08 km/s
2051-Oct-15 11:04 0.143788 AU
21510443 km
17.88 km/s
2052-Jun-26 04:14 0.472912 AU
70746579 km
17.87 km/s
2052-Dec-25 05:14 0.254976 AU
38143847 km
9.38 km/s
2053-Mar-13 09:26 0.315142 AU
47144639 km
9.46 km/s
2057-Oct-21 13:31 0.134514 AU
20123020 km
9.13 km/s
2058-May-18 22:48 0.476861 AU
71337457 km
19.13 km/s
2059-Jan-23 05:58 0.110153 AU
16478698 km
14.62 km/s
2062-Oct-21 04:10 0.237778 AU
35571059 km
22.78 km/s
2065-Jan-07 14:03 0.372968 AU
55795149 km
26.85 km/s
2068-Oct-10 07:39 0.003523 AU
526978 km
11.35 km/s
2070-Jan-25 01:54 0.107490 AU
16080335 km
10.17 km/s
2073-Oct-26 03:23 0.383640 AU
57391679 km
26.83 km/s
2074-Jul-29 22:43 0.394059 AU
58950366 km
12.70 km/s
2074-Nov-23 14:44 0.272649 AU
40787677 km
9.94 km/s
2075-Apr-20 16:00 0.432203 AU
64656592 km
16.25 km/s
2076-Jan-12 12:56 0.346259 AU
51799571 km
23.61 km/s
2079-Oct-11 08:07 0.002229 AU
333483 km
12.43 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
28.1

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.74833
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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