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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 PE

2024 PE

2024 PE is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.822 AU and a period of 0.74 yr.

Aten Observations: 29
Orbital Period · P
0.74 yr
v(q)
50.4 km/s
v(Q)
21.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
6.98
Eccentricity · e
0.4036

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.49 AU) and its farthest (1.153 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.663 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.74 yr (272 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.822 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.404) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

A steep inclination of 27.17° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 50.4 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.4 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 = 25.66 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 29 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3512 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
0.8215 AU
Eccentricity
0.4036
Perihelion
0.49 AU
Aphelion
1.153057 AU
Inclination
27.17°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
62.68°

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
2027-Feb-01 23:47 0.464941 AU
69554242 km
24.91 km/s
2027-Aug-04 18:13 0.122436 AU
18316171 km
18.66 km/s
2030-Jan-20 14:19 0.484813 AU
72527034 km
25.60 km/s
2030-Jul-31 18:18 0.238084 AU
35616879 km
21.82 km/s
2033-Jul-26 20:38 0.355836 AU
53232373 km
25.35 km/s
2041-Jun-16 13:20 0.446965 AU
66865072 km
14.68 km/s
2044-Jul-05 20:54 0.379508 AU
56773518 km
14.28 km/s
2047-Apr-01 02:27 0.441063 AU
65982144 km
18.09 km/s
2047-Jul-20 05:02 0.296577 AU
44367353 km
14.00 km/s
2050-Mar-16 07:01 0.435223 AU
65108386 km
20.21 km/s
2050-Jul-30 01:43 0.196208 AU
29352227 km
13.77 km/s
2053-Mar-02 09:07 0.435848 AU
65201908 km
21.98 km/s
2053-Aug-04 21:54 0.069312 AU
10368867 km
14.11 km/s
2056-Feb-18 13:27 0.442478 AU
66193801 km
23.43 km/s
2056-Aug-06 09:56 0.005561 AU
831944 km
15.46 km/s
2059-Feb-07 05:34 0.453998 AU
67917165 km
24.47 km/s
2059-Aug-06 00:54 0.019079 AU
2854110 km
17.45 km/s
2062-Jan-26 20:52 0.473646 AU
70856426 km
25.29 km/s
2062-Aug-02 22:57 0.171812 AU
25702675 km
20.14 km/s
2065-Jan-15 07:13 0.490803 AU
73423149 km
25.72 km/s
2065-Jul-29 19:15 0.290529 AU
43462591 km
23.23 km/s
2068-Jul-25 02:13 0.367291 AU
54945956 km
26.54 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
25.66

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.35116
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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