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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 GC5

2024 GC5

2024 GC5 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 2.456 AU once every 3.85 yr.

Amor Observations: 67
Orbital Period · P
3.85 yr
v(q)
33.2 km/s
v(Q)
10.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.34 km
TJ
3.29
Eccentricity · e
0.5061

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.213 AU) and its farthest (3.699 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 2.486 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 3.85 yr (1,406 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.456 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.506) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 10.12° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 10.9 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 = 20.08 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.34 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 67 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4317 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 1 means the orbit is very well determined, leaving only a small uncertainty in the future ephemeris.

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
2.456 AU
Eccentricity
0.5061
Perihelion
1.213 AU
Aphelion
3.698982 AU
Inclination
10.12°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
168.74°

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-Jul-01 13:40 0.328639 AU
49163695 km
9.01 km/s
2055-Jul-06 16:17 0.227541 AU
34039721 km
6.29 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
20.08

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.43167
Condition
1
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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