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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 VT3

2023 VT3

2023 VT3 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.753 AU and a period of 0.65 yr.

Aten Observations: 46
Orbital Period · P
0.65 yr
v(q)
49.8 km/s
v(Q)
23.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
7.61
Eccentricity · e
0.3567

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.485 AU) and its farthest (1.022 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.537 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.65 yr (239 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.753 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.357 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.19° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 49.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.6 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 = 26.31 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 46 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3693 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
0.7532 AU
Eccentricity
0.3567
Perihelion
0.485 AU
Aphelion
1.021866 AU
Inclination
8.19°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
172.54°

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-Jun-29 07:19 0.465780 AU
69679666 km
15.03 km/s
2027-Nov-22 04:33 0.354813 AU
53079336 km
19.81 km/s
2035-Mar-30 09:29 0.488644 AU
73100038 km
18.58 km/s
2036-Oct-15 12:43 0.236093 AU
35319048 km
17.39 km/s
2037-Mar-05 03:17 0.429833 AU
64302093 km
14.20 km/s
2038-Oct-14 08:14 0.056434 AU
8442372 km
10.25 km/s
2042-Nov-27 13:33 0.054697 AU
8182627 km
12.46 km/s
2044-Nov-21 12:55 0.230495 AU
34481628 km
19.79 km/s
2053-Oct-16 14:17 0.120166 AU
17976626 km
18.41 km/s
2055-Oct-13 16:32 0.059218 AU
8858956 km
11.32 km/s
2059-Nov-27 17:12 0.041979 AU
6280037 km
10.93 km/s
2061-Nov-23 15:55 0.097704 AU
14616361 km
17.94 km/s
2070-Oct-18 17:37 0.211380 AU
31621953 km
20.29 km/s
2072-Oct-12 22:13 0.063713 AU
9531301 km
13.12 km/s
2076-Nov-25 05:17 0.038756 AU
5797795 km
9.41 km/s
2078-Nov-25 08:12 0.129748 AU
19410027 km
16.33 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
26.31

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.36927
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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