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2023 YF

2023 YF is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.868 AU and a period of 0.81 yr.

Aten Observations: 20
Orbital Period · P
0.81 yr
v(q)
39.5 km/s
v(Q)
25.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
6.78
Eccentricity · e
0.2082

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.687 AU) and its farthest (1.048 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.361 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.81 yr (295 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.868 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.208 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 12.85° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 25.9 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 = 25.69 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 20 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5493 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
0.8678 AU
Eccentricity
0.2082
Perihelion
0.687 AU
Aphelion
1.048476 AU
Inclination
12.85°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
196.81°

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-26 20:24 0.159340 AU
23836884 km
10.27 km/s
2028-May-09 13:23 0.314907 AU
47109425 km
10.79 km/s
2031-Nov-26 15:16 0.363345 AU
54355609 km
17.48 km/s
2032-Jun-13 02:20 0.327529 AU
48997577 km
12.63 km/s
2036-Jul-16 00:47 0.328151 AU
49090719 km
12.06 km/s
2037-Jan-20 02:51 0.266531 AU
39872515 km
14.29 km/s
2041-Jan-08 08:46 0.102095 AU
15273263 km
8.32 km/s
2044-Dec-08 02:04 0.072672 AU
10871505 km
7.99 km/s
2048-Nov-24 04:51 0.189938 AU
28414343 km
12.96 km/s
2052-Nov-28 13:14 0.409775 AU
61301425 km
20.65 km/s
2054-Jan-17 16:59 0.370399 AU
55410846 km
18.92 km/s
2058-Jan-19 06:33 0.148225 AU
22174199 km
11.25 km/s
2069-Nov-25 08:15 0.141764 AU
21207632 km
16.24 km/s
2075-Jan-20 05:29 0.164755 AU
24646944 km
15.46 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
25.69

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.54928
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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