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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 CW6

2024 CW6

2024 CW6 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.943 AU and a period of 0.92 yr.

Aten Observations: 26
Orbital Period · P
0.92 yr
v(q)
33.9 km/s
v(Q)
27.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
6.37
Eccentricity · e
0.0995

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.849 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.036 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.187 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 0.943 AU gives an orbital period of 0.92 yr, or about 334 days.

With e = 0.1, the orbit is close to circular.

Its inclination of 1.07° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 27.8 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 = 27.59 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 26 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.51 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 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
0.9426 AU
Eccentricity
0.0995
Perihelion
0.849 AU
Aphelion
1.036389 AU
Inclination
1.07°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
41.16°

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
2034-Aug-08 21:50 0.160169 AU
23960992 km
4.44 km/s
2035-Mar-15 09:55 0.070991 AU
10620123 km
5.78 km/s
2044-Nov-23 08:26 0.034584 AU
5173735 km
4.23 km/s
2045-Jun-18 22:33 0.153553 AU
22971219 km
4.08 km/s
2055-Nov-23 17:11 0.023478 AU
3512250 km
5.00 km/s
2068-Mar-17 19:52 0.005262 AU
787169 km
4.50 km/s
2079-Mar-18 13:36 0.004946 AU
739876 km
4.99 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
27.59

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.50998
Condition
6
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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