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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 VV

2023 VV

2023 VV belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.066 AU it takes 1.10 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 64
Orbital Period · P
1.10 yr
v(q)
38.1 km/s
v(Q)
21.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.07 km
TJ
5.75
Eccentricity · e
0.2726

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.776 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.357 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.581 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.066 AU gives an orbital period of 1.10 yr, or about 402 days.

An eccentricity of 0.273 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.46° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 38.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.8 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 = 23.49 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.07 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 64 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5885 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
1.066 AU
Eccentricity
0.2726
Perihelion
0.776 AU
Aphelion
1.356592 AU
Inclination
5.46°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
191.21°

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
2032-Apr-10 13:16 0.261320 AU
39092963 km
16.90 km/s
2033-Mar-12 01:59 0.292966 AU
43827087 km
7.03 km/s
2033-Jul-09 06:24 0.245392 AU
36710158 km
8.45 km/s
2034-Jan-06 16:15 0.368180 AU
55078999 km
8.09 km/s
2034-Nov-02 21:38 0.063749 AU
9536668 km
10.97 km/s
2043-Apr-14 03:17 0.195989 AU
29319560 km
15.03 km/s
2044-Mar-04 05:09 0.317737 AU
47532812 km
7.47 km/s
2044-Jul-20 21:42 0.251911 AU
37685352 km
8.77 km/s
2044-Dec-31 03:02 0.353356 AU
52861349 km
7.83 km/s
2045-Nov-05 17:52 0.120254 AU
17989675 km
12.77 km/s
2054-Apr-17 04:11 0.126127 AU
18868332 km
12.84 km/s
2055-Feb-24 12:03 0.345116 AU
51628583 km
7.89 km/s
2055-Aug-05 02:22 0.250646 AU
37496064 km
8.86 km/s
2055-Dec-23 09:03 0.331771 AU
49632233 km
7.42 km/s
2056-Nov-09 05:55 0.198961 AU
29764190 km
15.04 km/s
2065-Apr-19 05:02 0.071088 AU
10634604 km
11.35 km/s
2066-Feb-19 13:20 0.354813 AU
53079235 km
8.06 km/s
2066-Aug-13 10:36 0.243928 AU
36491080 km
8.71 km/s
2066-Dec-17 17:19 0.312125 AU
46693173 km
7.09 km/s
2067-Nov-12 00:51 0.234329 AU
35055121 km
16.25 km/s
2076-Apr-19 14:45 0.063246 AU
9461445 km
10.97 km/s
2077-Feb-18 18:49 0.356539 AU
53337535 km
8.07 km/s
2077-Aug-14 01:16 0.244655 AU
36599936 km
8.69 km/s
2077-Dec-17 12:43 0.313190 AU
46852559 km
7.06 km/s
2078-Nov-11 19:52 0.236852 AU
35432536 km
16.07 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
23.49

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.58854
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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