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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 FE5

2024 FE5

2024 FE5 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.776 AU once every 2.37 yr.

Amor Observations: 40
Orbital Period · P
2.37 yr
v(q)
32.2 km/s
v(Q)
15.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.08 km
TJ
3.98
Eccentricity · e
0.3494

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.155 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.397 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.242 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.776 AU gives an orbital period of 2.37 yr, or about 864 days.

An eccentricity of 0.349 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 15.9° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 15.5 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 23.25 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.08 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 40 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.6071 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
1.776 AU
Eccentricity
0.3494
Perihelion
1.155 AU
Aphelion
2.396534 AU
Inclination
15.9°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
320.15°

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
2043-Apr-13 23:27 0.352787 AU
52776158 km
13.49 km/s
2050-Apr-17 17:14 0.222112 AU
33227473 km
9.26 km/s
2069-Apr-15 06:12 0.169545 AU
25363589 km
11.26 km/s
2076-Apr-14 00:54 0.278784 AU
41705525 km
10.02 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
23.25

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.60711
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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