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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 BP

2024 BP

2024 BP belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.068 AU it takes 1.10 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 19
Orbital Period · P
1.10 yr
v(q)
31.3 km/s
v(Q)
26.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
5.77
Eccentricity · e
0.0841

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.979 AU) and its farthest (1.158 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.179 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.10 yr (403 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.068 AU.

With e = 0.084, the orbit is close to circular.

Its inclination of 2.92° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 26.5 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 = 26.45 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 19 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3253 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
1.068 AU
Eccentricity
0.0841
Perihelion
0.979 AU
Aphelion
1.157819 AU
Inclination
2.92°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
88.46°

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
2033-Oct-05 03:06 0.337095 AU
50428755 km
12.94 km/s
2035-Feb-07 16:18 0.171703 AU
25686381 km
8.49 km/s
2044-Oct-22 10:17 0.051125 AU
7648155 km
4.09 km/s
2056-Jan-25 17:26 0.013102 AU
1960056 km
2.44 km/s
2065-Jul-06 02:00 0.150339 AU
22490414 km
3.18 km/s
2066-Feb-11 02:51 0.191997 AU
28722333 km
9.92 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
26.45

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.3253
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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