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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 GU2

2024 GU2

2024 GU2 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.857 AU once every 2.53 yr.

Amor Observations: 33
Orbital Period · P
2.53 yr
v(q)
34.7 km/s
v(Q)
13.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
3.88
Eccentricity · e
0.4323

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (1.054 AU) and its farthest (2.66 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.606 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 2.53 yr (924 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.857 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.432) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 4.87° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 13.8 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 = 25.32 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 33 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.5794 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 7 signals a poorly constrained orbit, so its future path should be treated as provisional.

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
1.857 AU
Eccentricity
0.4323
Perihelion
1.054 AU
Aphelion
2.659781 AU
Inclination
4.87°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
298.3°

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
2029-Jun-20 21:21 0.255386 AU
38205203 km
14.20 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
25.32

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.57941
Condition
7
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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