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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 BU4

2024 BU4

2024 BU4 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.935 AU and a period of 0.90 yr.

Aten Observations: 101
Orbital Period · P
0.90 yr
v(q)
40.1 km/s
v(Q)
23.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.07 km
TJ
6.36
Eccentricity · e
0.2579

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.694 AU) and its farthest (1.176 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.482 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.90 yr (330 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.935 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.258 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 14.81° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.7 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 = 23.56 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.07 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 101 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4669 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
0.9346 AU
Eccentricity
0.2579
Perihelion
0.694 AU
Aphelion
1.175633 AU
Inclination
14.81°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
309.53°

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-Feb-07 02:41 0.220337 AU
32962017 km
15.66 km/s
2033-Nov-04 00:53 0.349712 AU
52316160 km
9.68 km/s
2034-Mar-16 23:47 0.256284 AU
38339567 km
8.58 km/s
2034-Aug-10 00:25 0.256790 AU
38415300 km
11.59 km/s
2035-May-30 02:07 0.364460 AU
54522490 km
16.83 km/s
2042-Feb-15 15:24 0.454850 AU
68044662 km
22.72 km/s
2043-Feb-12 07:47 0.108365 AU
16211171 km
8.90 km/s
2043-Sep-13 12:01 0.316458 AU
47341407 km
12.62 km/s
2044-Jun-19 14:02 0.230904 AU
34542800 km
11.27 km/s
2052-Feb-05 15:19 0.101938 AU
15249732 km
12.40 km/s
2052-Oct-13 11:57 0.350030 AU
52363738 km
11.67 km/s
2053-Apr-12 00:19 0.291753 AU
43645663 km
7.60 km/s
2053-Jul-21 11:14 0.227875 AU
34089620 km
10.73 km/s
2054-May-22 04:04 0.467224 AU
69895653 km
20.51 km/s
2061-Feb-10 05:41 0.313205 AU
46854799 km
18.41 km/s
2061-Nov-30 00:23 0.324516 AU
48546968 km
6.37 km/s
2062-Mar-02 05:06 0.209038 AU
31271636 km
8.68 km/s
2062-Aug-23 18:01 0.281129 AU
42056232 km
12.17 km/s
2063-Jun-05 19:44 0.299757 AU
44843056 km
14.36 km/s
2071-Feb-07 07:43 0.062452 AU
9342661 km
9.62 km/s
2071-Sep-23 18:28 0.332632 AU
49761048 km
12.53 km/s
2072-Jun-29 10:26 0.220086 AU
32924399 km
10.57 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
23.56

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.46695
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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