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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 MT

2024 MT

2024 MT belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.102 AU it takes 1.16 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 45
Orbital Period · P
1.16 yr
v(q)
38.1 km/s
v(Q)
21.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
5.6
Eccentricity · e
0.2862

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.786 AU) and its farthest (1.417 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.631 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.16 yr (423 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.102 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.286 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.26° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 38.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.1 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 = 24.78 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 45 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4844 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
1.102 AU
Eccentricity
0.2862
Perihelion
0.786 AU
Aphelion
1.417392 AU
Inclination
6.26°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
308.53°

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-07 08:09 0.329416 AU
49279926 km
7.43 km/s
2031-Apr-03 00:29 0.225167 AU
33684442 km
8.18 km/s
2031-Aug-02 23:06 0.304677 AU
45579034 km
6.45 km/s
2037-Dec-28 11:35 0.021644 AU
3237829 km
7.60 km/s
2038-Sep-12 13:43 0.421427 AU
63044539 km
8.39 km/s
2039-Jul-04 07:31 0.164631 AU
24628381 km
15.57 km/s
2044-Dec-12 14:59 0.229351 AU
34310380 km
17.54 km/s
2045-Oct-11 20:51 0.409251 AU
61223009 km
8.46 km/s
2046-Jun-12 06:04 0.044132 AU
6601991 km
6.51 km/s
2052-Nov-19 07:12 0.282012 AU
42188351 km
6.72 km/s
2053-Mar-12 11:38 0.223584 AU
33447743 km
8.07 km/s
2053-Aug-15 07:06 0.355772 AU
53222665 km
7.27 km/s
2059-Dec-24 22:52 0.038132 AU
5704497 km
9.94 km/s
2060-Sep-20 09:33 0.431525 AU
64555210 km
8.53 km/s
2061-Jun-29 08:47 0.127119 AU
19016699 km
12.78 km/s
2066-Dec-06 03:17 0.419304 AU
62726995 km
22.27 km/s
2067-Oct-28 10:25 0.369176 AU
55227875 km
7.94 km/s
2068-Apr-23 14:50 0.195990 AU
29319690 km
7.54 km/s
2075-Jan-02 13:28 0.061039 AU
9131288 km
5.78 km/s
2075-Sep-07 18:00 0.410081 AU
61347202 km
8.25 km/s
2076-Jul-06 10:33 0.224299 AU
33554702 km
17.07 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
24.78

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.48439
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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