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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 CQ2

2024 CQ2

2024 CQ2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.153 AU it takes 1.24 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 20
Orbital Period · P
1.24 yr
v(q)
40.2 km/s
v(Q)
19.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.38
Eccentricity · e
0.3558

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.743 AU) and its farthest (1.563 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.82 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.24 yr (452 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.153 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.356 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 8.02° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.1 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 = 27.47 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 20 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.6663 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
1.153 AU
Eccentricity
0.3558
Perihelion
0.743 AU
Aphelion
1.563237 AU
Inclination
8.02°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
5.9°

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-19 01:48 0.475187 AU
71086902 km
9.08 km/s
2028-Dec-14 17:05 0.228447 AU
34175140 km
8.91 km/s
2029-Feb-18 21:16 0.266598 AU
39882501 km
6.09 km/s
2034-Mar-27 14:04 0.432359 AU
64679992 km
8.87 km/s
2038-Aug-18 06:56 0.000782 AU
116950 km
8.94 km/s
2043-Aug-03 21:29 0.079705 AU
11923700 km
16.27 km/s
2045-Feb-25 02:26 0.272591 AU
40779055 km
22.09 km/s
2048-Jul-21 10:31 0.347896 AU
52044502 km
23.96 km/s
2050-Feb-12 09:10 0.001020 AU
152635 km
13.98 km/s
2059-Jul-02 09:35 0.400930 AU
59978313 km
8.26 km/s
2060-Mar-12 17:55 0.353481 AU
52880006 km
7.81 km/s
2064-Sep-26 07:51 0.202913 AU
30355306 km
8.07 km/s
2069-Aug-12 17:32 0.003715 AU
555762 km
11.28 km/s
2074-Jul-22 13:06 0.293740 AU
43942866 km
23.80 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
27.47

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.66632
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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