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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 CL2

2024 CL2

2024 CL2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.575 AU it takes 1.98 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 72
Orbital Period · P
1.98 yr
v(q)
34.7 km/s
v(Q)
16.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.06 km
TJ
4.33
Eccentricity · e
0.3619

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.005 AU) and its farthest (2.145 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.14 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.98 yr (722 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.575 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.362 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 5.58° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.2 km/s at aphelion.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 23.89 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.06 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 72 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3974 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
1.575 AU
Eccentricity
0.3619
Perihelion
1.005 AU
Aphelion
2.144992 AU
Inclination
5.58°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
38.64°

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-Feb-15 20:29 0.246105 AU
36816745 km
15.12 km/s
2028-Jun-23 02:16 0.420439 AU
62896768 km
4.09 km/s
2030-Feb-07 15:28 0.366618 AU
54845260 km
19.52 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
23.89

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.39739
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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