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NASA JPL SBDB · 2023 AM2

2023 AM2

2023 AM2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.387 AU it takes 1.63 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 28
Orbital Period · P
1.63 yr
v(q)
33.4 km/s
v(Q)
19.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
4.75
Eccentricity · e
0.2704

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.012 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.762 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.75 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.387 AU gives an orbital period of 1.63 yr, or about 597 days.

An eccentricity of 0.27 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 2.46° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.2 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 24.92 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 28 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4808 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 5 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
1.387 AU
Eccentricity
0.2704
Perihelion
1.012 AU
Aphelion
1.762045 AU
Inclination
2.46°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
358.19°

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
2028-Jun-17 01:27 0.466994 AU
69861273 km
6.06 km/s
2035-Nov-23 10:17 0.445789 AU
66689028 km
6.15 km/s
2036-May-01 09:46 0.467619 AU
69954853 km
17.89 km/s
2041-Feb-01 07:22 0.092044 AU
13769603 km
6.42 km/s
2054-Apr-12 20:18 0.163056 AU
24392839 km
8.65 km/s
2059-Jan-11 20:02 0.428002 AU
64028195 km
16.59 km/s
2059-Jun-10 04:34 0.422896 AU
63264342 km
5.29 km/s
2066-Nov-18 22:59 0.476239 AU
71244390 km
6.59 km/s
2072-Feb-06 16:07 0.076861 AU
11498237 km
5.35 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
24.92

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.48084
Condition
5
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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