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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 TH1

2023 TH1

2023 TH1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.656 AU it takes 2.13 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 30
Orbital Period · P
2.13 yr
v(q)
35.8 km/s
v(Q)
15 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
4.03
Eccentricity · e
0.411

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.976 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.337 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.361 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.656 AU gives an orbital period of 2.13 yr, or about 778 days.

The high eccentricity (0.411) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 30.61° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 15 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 = 24.93 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 30 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.507 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 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
1.656 AU
Eccentricity
0.411
Perihelion
0.976 AU
Aphelion
2.336616 AU
Inclination
30.61°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2460222.5
Mean Anomaly
341.8°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
24.93

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.507
Condition
8
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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