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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 US2

2023 US2

2023 US2 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.843 AU and a period of 0.77 yr.

Aten Observations: 21
Orbital Period · P
0.77 yr
v(q)
43.3 km/s
v(Q)
24.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
6.9
Eccentricity · e
0.2807

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.606 AU) and its farthest (1.08 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.474 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.77 yr (283 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.843 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.281 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 20.11° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 43.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.3 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 = 27.02 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 21 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.2894 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 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
0.8431 AU
Eccentricity
0.2807
Perihelion
0.606 AU
Aphelion
1.079758 AU
Inclination
20.11°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
279.1°

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-May-22 20:25 0.434120 AU
64943443 km
17.35 km/s
2030-Oct-25 07:47 0.141064 AU
21102906 km
10.74 km/s
2031-Feb-23 04:30 0.331309 AU
49563050 km
13.27 km/s
2033-Oct-19 06:58 0.305319 AU
45675008 km
20.59 km/s
2034-Apr-30 22:58 0.404876 AU
60568565 km
17.90 km/s
2037-Nov-18 17:04 0.263768 AU
39459098 km
11.43 km/s
2040-Oct-14 04:53 0.077891 AU
11652391 km
15.10 km/s
2041-Apr-07 23:03 0.367021 AU
54905598 km
17.13 km/s
2044-Dec-15 06:15 0.360885 AU
53987667 km
15.21 km/s
2047-Oct-15 22:18 0.025052 AU
3747694 km
11.47 km/s
2057-Oct-17 11:15 0.187882 AU
28106773 km
18.72 km/s
2058-Apr-23 13:06 0.389471 AU
58263958 km
17.79 km/s
2064-Oct-13 14:55 0.029771 AU
4453700 km
13.16 km/s
2065-Mar-28 18:21 0.353890 AU
52941147 km
16.46 km/s
2068-May-30 02:11 0.448389 AU
67078103 km
16.76 km/s
2068-Dec-14 07:36 0.435574 AU
65160907 km
18.35 km/s
2071-Oct-20 21:25 0.075713 AU
11326481 km
10.78 km/s
2072-Mar-02 20:51 0.336445 AU
50331518 km
14.16 km/s
2074-Oct-21 07:34 0.364477 AU
54524987 km
22.16 km/s
2075-May-07 04:08 0.415546 AU
62164867 km
17.89 km/s
2078-Jul-24 16:36 0.423305 AU
63325458 km
7.93 km/s
2078-Nov-11 07:56 0.256218 AU
38329667 km
11.19 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
27.02

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.28936
Condition
7
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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