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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 WC

2023 WC

2023 WC belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.092 AU it takes 1.14 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 29
Orbital Period · P
1.14 yr
v(q)
31 km/s
v(Q)
26.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
5.64
Eccentricity · e
0.0823

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.002 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.182 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.18 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.092 AU gives an orbital period of 1.14 yr, or about 417 days.

With e = 0.082, the orbit is close to circular.

The orbital plane is tilted 17.03° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31 km/s at perihelion and falls to 26.2 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 25.09 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 29 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4571 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
1.092 AU
Eccentricity
0.0823
Perihelion
1.002 AU
Aphelion
1.181872 AU
Inclination
17.03°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
57.83°

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
2031-Nov-13 09:13 0.088448 AU
13231567 km
10.11 km/s
2032-May-01 04:01 0.153348 AU
22940511 km
9.06 km/s
2039-Nov-09 18:51 0.166496 AU
24907404 km
12.36 km/s
2040-May-10 08:14 0.146500 AU
21916043 km
8.78 km/s
2047-Nov-05 04:45 0.268400 AU
40152099 km
15.49 km/s
2048-Nov-14 10:30 0.345194 AU
51640233 km
14.82 km/s
2056-Nov-18 10:46 0.165657 AU
24781969 km
12.14 km/s
2064-Nov-18 06:05 0.005007 AU
749014 km
9.91 km/s
2072-Nov-16 13:05 0.018938 AU
2833151 km
9.00 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
25.09

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.45712
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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