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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 VT10

2023 VT10

2023 VT10 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.903 AU and a period of 0.86 yr.

Aten Observations: 93
Orbital Period · P
0.86 yr
v(q)
73.6 km/s
v(Q)
13.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.13 km
TJ
6.23
Eccentricity · e
0.6936

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.277 AU) and its farthest (1.529 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.252 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.86 yr (313 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.903 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.694) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 39.27° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 73.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 13.3 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 = 22.21 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.13 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 93 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5393 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
0.9029 AU
Eccentricity
0.6936
Perihelion
0.277 AU
Aphelion
1.529151 AU
Inclination
39.27°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2460264.5
Mean Anomaly
293.32°

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
22.21

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.53932
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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