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2023 RG3

2023 RG3 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.818 AU and a period of 0.74 yr.

Aten Observations: 39
Orbital Period · P
0.74 yr
v(q)
49 km/s
v(Q)
22.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
7.09
Eccentricity · e
0.3774

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.509 AU) and its farthest (1.126 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.617 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.74 yr (270 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.818 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.377 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 7.25° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 49 km/s at perihelion and falls to 22.1 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 = 24.88 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 39 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.6073 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
0.8175 AU
Eccentricity
0.3774
Perihelion
0.509 AU
Aphelion
1.126024 AU
Inclination
7.25°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
25.62°

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
2029-May-24 10:42 0.448583 AU
67107005 km
15.23 km/s
2029-Nov-16 05:06 0.123503 AU
18475776 km
12.43 km/s
2032-Apr-25 19:58 0.486347 AU
72756504 km
18.94 km/s
2032-Nov-08 02:40 0.324134 AU
48489685 km
21.02 km/s
2034-Sep-12 07:37 0.343298 AU
51356666 km
22.85 km/s
2035-Mar-30 20:55 0.487992 AU
73002578 km
19.68 km/s
2037-Sep-03 10:47 0.074907 AU
11205922 km
14.45 km/s
2038-Mar-03 01:01 0.444721 AU
66529388 km
17.34 km/s
2046-Nov-14 22:30 0.132261 AU
19785984 km
14.90 km/s
2049-Apr-16 20:17 0.491813 AU
73574188 km
19.55 km/s
2049-Nov-04 09:14 0.377445 AU
56465011 km
24.09 km/s
2051-Sep-08 17:31 0.214569 AU
32099096 km
19.46 km/s
2052-Mar-18 23:40 0.472988 AU
70757934 km
19.12 km/s
2054-Sep-03 04:08 0.030488 AU
4560892 km
10.81 km/s
2055-Feb-16 21:45 0.408624 AU
61129306 km
15.09 km/s
2060-May-31 22:55 0.426060 AU
63737673 km
13.83 km/s
2060-Nov-15 12:53 0.106397 AU
15916698 km
10.64 km/s
2063-Apr-30 20:41 0.484153 AU
72428276 km
18.54 km/s
2063-Nov-10 05:10 0.300969 AU
45024261 km
19.82 km/s
2065-Sep-13 04:09 0.395825 AU
59214560 km
23.53 km/s
2066-Apr-01 12:12 0.490780 AU
73419658 km
19.72 km/s
2068-Sep-03 09:29 0.132909 AU
19882930 km
14.46 km/s
2069-Mar-02 09:24 0.455666 AU
68166677 km
17.30 km/s
2071-Sep-18 11:53 0.098054 AU
14668717 km
8.24 km/s
2072-Jan-26 00:30 0.370195 AU
55380338 km
10.69 km/s
2074-Jun-14 18:43 0.407724 AU
60994691 km
11.21 km/s
2074-Nov-08 11:25 0.109086 AU
16318960 km
8.50 km/s
2077-May-09 15:17 0.477424 AU
71421612 km
17.51 km/s
2077-Nov-12 19:27 0.222919 AU
33348227 km
17.00 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
24.88

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.60734
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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