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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 DS1

2024 DS1

2024 DS1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.83 AU it takes 2.48 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 33
Orbital Period · P
2.48 yr
v(q)
44.9 km/s
v(Q)
10.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.29 km
TJ
3.74
Eccentricity · e
0.6124

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.709 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.951 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.242 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.83 AU gives an orbital period of 2.48 yr, or about 904 days.

The high eccentricity (0.612) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 16.08° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 44.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 10.8 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 = 20.44 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.29 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 33 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5161 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
1.83 AU
Eccentricity
0.6124
Perihelion
0.709 AU
Aphelion
2.950692 AU
Inclination
16.08°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
2.2°

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-Dec-06 15:20 0.314421 AU
47036695 km
16.03 km/s
2033-Oct-25 16:39 0.267028 AU
39946784 km
17.32 km/s
2043-Aug-18 16:57 0.210958 AU
31558926 km
23.53 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
20.44

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.5161
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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