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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 FC2

2024 FC2

2024 FC2 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.917 AU and a period of 0.88 yr.

Aten Observations: 81
Orbital Period · P
0.88 yr
v(q)
39.3 km/s
v(Q)
24.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.12 km
TJ
6.41
Eccentricity · e
0.2296

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.707 AU) and its farthest (1.128 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.421 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.88 yr (321 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.917 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.23 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 26.65° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.6 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 = 22.33 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.12 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 81 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4906 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
0.9171 AU
Eccentricity
0.2296
Perihelion
0.707 AU
Aphelion
1.127666 AU
Inclination
26.65°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
358.8°

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
2030-Nov-28 00:58 0.438917 AU
65661101 km
13.61 km/s
2031-Mar-13 13:16 0.130142 AU
19468930 km
13.82 km/s
2031-Sep-01 12:26 0.310031 AU
46380020 km
18.15 km/s
2032-Apr-10 17:39 0.492146 AU
73623938 km
18.74 km/s
2038-Mar-08 05:06 0.209993 AU
31414576 km
15.13 km/s
2038-Sep-19 03:27 0.294072 AU
43992533 km
18.33 km/s
2039-Apr-05 22:28 0.368099 AU
55066814 km
16.06 km/s
2045-Mar-05 09:28 0.342930 AU
51301554 km
17.97 km/s
2045-Oct-08 11:33 0.316125 AU
47291687 km
18.21 km/s
2046-Mar-28 18:12 0.245386 AU
36709177 km
14.36 km/s
2046-Jul-18 14:09 0.430751 AU
64439477 km
15.90 km/s
2052-Oct-30 20:50 0.375897 AU
56233426 km
17.32 km/s
2053-Mar-19 20:12 0.144013 AU
21544002 km
13.60 km/s
2053-Aug-13 14:21 0.354831 AU
53082014 km
17.66 km/s
2060-Mar-11 15:52 0.139419 AU
20856806 km
13.99 km/s
2060-Sep-04 19:47 0.302315 AU
45225726 km
18.21 km/s
2061-Apr-10 05:24 0.458884 AU
68648129 km
17.99 km/s
2067-Mar-06 22:04 0.266543 AU
39874325 km
16.17 km/s
2067-Sep-28 04:31 0.299065 AU
44739528 km
18.32 km/s
2068-Apr-01 20:54 0.312963 AU
46818586 km
15.14 km/s
2074-Mar-05 20:08 0.446148 AU
66742824 km
20.50 km/s
2074-Oct-22 06:44 0.352782 AU
52775496 km
17.82 km/s
2075-Mar-23 15:30 0.180800 AU
27047311 km
13.77 km/s
2075-Aug-05 10:27 0.384760 AU
57559245 km
17.26 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
22.33

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.49063
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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