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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 VM8

2023 VM8

2023 VM8 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.112 AU it takes 1.17 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 55
Orbital Period · P
1.17 yr
v(q)
42.5 km/s
v(Q)
18.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
5.51
Eccentricity · e
0.3873

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.682 AU) and its farthest (1.543 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.861 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.17 yr (428 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.112 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.387 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 12.6° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 42.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.8 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 = 24.09 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 55 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.2333 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
1.112 AU
Eccentricity
0.3873
Perihelion
0.682 AU
Aphelion
1.542678 AU
Inclination
12.6°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
128.08°

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-Mar-17 22:48 0.441576 AU
66058782 km
8.57 km/s
2029-Jun-29 11:26 0.327177 AU
48945030 km
13.08 km/s
2030-Nov-16 14:14 0.221554 AU
33144030 km
21.34 km/s
2035-Apr-03 05:09 0.282913 AU
42323168 km
23.62 km/s
2036-Dec-10 07:22 0.412874 AU
61765068 km
10.54 km/s
2042-Apr-15 21:42 0.103265 AU
15448262 km
16.57 km/s
2050-Nov-04 21:28 0.051616 AU
7721701 km
11.99 km/s
2057-Nov-12 14:32 0.050487 AU
7552766 km
18.49 km/s
2062-Mar-29 05:36 0.289773 AU
43349494 km
26.57 km/s
2064-Nov-22 10:16 0.238384 AU
35661706 km
25.76 km/s
2077-Nov-04 00:16 0.056946 AU
8519008 km
10.01 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
24.09

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.23328
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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