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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 MM1

2024 MM1

2024 MM1 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.028 AU it takes 1.04 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 16
Orbital Period · P
1.04 yr
v(q)
31.5 km/s
v(Q)
27.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
5.95
Eccentricity · e
0.0698

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.956 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.1 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.144 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.028 AU gives an orbital period of 1.04 yr, or about 381 days.

With e = 0.07, the orbit is close to circular.

Its inclination of 4.48° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 31.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 27.4 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 = 26.23 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 16 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5913 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
1.028 AU
Eccentricity
0.0698
Perihelion
0.956 AU
Aphelion
1.099754 AU
Inclination
4.48°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
42.24°

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
2047-Jan-01 04:16 0.230862 AU
34536510 km
11.01 km/s
2048-Jan-02 19:10 0.040842 AU
6109912 km
3.67 km/s
2049-Jun-16 00:23 0.005651 AU
845304 km
3.95 km/s
2050-Jul-02 05:38 0.296044 AU
44287534 km
11.13 km/s
2074-Jun-24 21:14 0.019553 AU
2925134 km
8.13 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
26.23

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.59134
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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