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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 XS13

2023 XS13

2023 XS13 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.878 AU and a period of 0.82 yr.

Aten Observations: 31
Orbital Period · P
0.82 yr
v(q)
43.4 km/s
v(Q)
23.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.05 km
TJ
6.71
Eccentricity · e
0.3009

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.614 AU) and its farthest (1.142 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.528 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.82 yr (301 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.878 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.301 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 1.37° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 43.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.3 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 = 24.27 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.05 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 31 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3124 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
0.8781 AU
Eccentricity
0.3009
Perihelion
0.614 AU
Aphelion
1.14232 AU
Inclination
1.37°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
179.11°

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-Nov-14 06:26 0.321537 AU
48101184 km
19.10 km/s
2028-Jul-05 20:19 0.399390 AU
59747938 km
13.88 km/s
2029-Feb-10 09:06 0.138237 AU
20679948 km
13.24 km/s
2032-Nov-06 23:13 0.032316 AU
4834344 km
7.54 km/s
2033-May-21 21:58 0.375340 AU
56150100 km
12.48 km/s
2037-Aug-14 04:59 0.346323 AU
51809176 km
10.66 km/s
2038-Jan-21 04:48 0.126064 AU
18858895 km
6.58 km/s
2041-Nov-10 20:55 0.246106 AU
36816906 km
16.69 km/s
2042-Jun-27 11:13 0.402814 AU
60260056 km
14.07 km/s
2043-Feb-08 08:46 0.215806 AU
32284158 km
15.66 km/s
2046-Nov-19 23:07 0.106793 AU
15975945 km
6.50 km/s
2047-May-11 19:38 0.358859 AU
53684477 km
11.39 km/s
2051-Aug-04 00:49 0.369544 AU
55282958 km
11.89 km/s
2052-Feb-06 12:29 0.076677 AU
11470701 km
6.73 km/s
2055-Nov-08 19:40 0.174919 AU
26167466 km
14.36 km/s
2056-Jun-18 10:46 0.401649 AU
60085856 km
14.02 km/s
2057-Feb-05 06:04 0.284594 AU
42574705 km
17.96 km/s
2060-Dec-04 01:14 0.140108 AU
20959790 km
6.73 km/s
2061-May-01 13:20 0.334753 AU
50078289 km
10.18 km/s
2064-Nov-20 01:06 0.478448 AU
71574790 km
24.31 km/s
2065-Jul-25 21:02 0.381260 AU
57035738 km
12.71 km/s
2066-Feb-12 02:54 0.019003 AU
2842814 km
8.26 km/s
2069-Nov-06 12:36 0.101928 AU
15248232 km
12.36 km/s
2070-Jun-11 05:31 0.396480 AU
59312560 km
13.76 km/s
2071-Feb-03 02:11 0.342284 AU
51204983 km
20.11 km/s
2074-Sep-13 11:02 0.259223 AU
38779163 km
6.36 km/s
2074-Dec-18 23:12 0.156589 AU
23425380 km
6.96 km/s
2075-Apr-19 22:08 0.294196 AU
44011123 km
8.46 km/s
2078-Nov-17 16:43 0.381786 AU
57114369 km
22.21 km/s
2079-Jul-18 06:52 0.385893 AU
57728841 km
13.28 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
24.27

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.31243
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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