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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 TX

2023 TX

2023 TX belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.326 AU it takes 1.53 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 25
Orbital Period · P
1.53 yr
v(q)
35.8 km/s
v(Q)
18.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0 km
TJ
4.88
Eccentricity · e
0.3134

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.91 AU) and its farthest (1.742 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.832 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.53 yr (558 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.326 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.313 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 0.77° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.7 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 = 29.66 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 25 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4192 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
1.326 AU
Eccentricity
0.3134
Perihelion
0.91 AU
Aphelion
1.741568 AU
Inclination
0.77°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
242.22°

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
2027-Jan-17 19:48 0.019037 AU
2847829 km
7.71 km/s
2030-Feb-12 02:37 0.417337 AU
62432713 km
19.74 km/s
2046-Sep-20 11:02 0.168950 AU
25274631 km
12.88 km/s
2047-Mar-16 11:53 0.434388 AU
64983503 km
6.72 km/s
2052-Aug-01 17:10 0.468832 AU
70136203 km
7.07 km/s
2053-Feb-04 05:36 0.237773 AU
35570370 km
15.21 km/s
2069-Sep-06 12:13 0.441194 AU
66001679 km
20.20 km/s
2072-Sep-29 04:10 0.071335 AU
10671584 km
9.07 km/s
2073-Mar-03 06:49 0.377177 AU
56424917 km
5.27 km/s
2076-Jan-09 14:44 0.021303 AU
3186894 km
6.17 km/s
2078-Aug-01 00:24 0.486389 AU
72762786 km
7.16 km/s
2079-Feb-05 09:44 0.278048 AU
41595328 km
15.47 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
29.66

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.4192
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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