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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 PM

2024 PM

2024 PM belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.37 AU it takes 1.60 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 49
Orbital Period · P
1.60 yr
v(q)
40.3 km/s
v(Q)
16.1 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.08 km
TJ
4.72
Eccentricity · e
0.4301

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.781 AU) and its farthest (1.959 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 1.178 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.60 yr (586 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.37 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.43) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 4.39° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.1 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 = 23.17 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.08 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 49 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3304 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
1.37 AU
Eccentricity
0.4301
Perihelion
0.781 AU
Aphelion
1.959237 AU
Inclination
4.39°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
96.53°

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
2029-Jan-29 15:30 0.370000 AU
55351208 km
23.77 km/s
2032-Jul-26 23:25 0.070047 AU
10478956 km
14.24 km/s
2037-Feb-04 07:55 0.227296 AU
34003062 km
20.31 km/s
2040-Aug-03 05:09 0.138984 AU
20791759 km
17.74 km/s
2045-Feb-11 20:47 0.085730 AU
12825058 km
15.98 km/s
2048-Aug-11 01:04 0.257796 AU
38565725 km
22.07 km/s
2053-Feb-21 21:27 0.075221 AU
11252950 km
11.46 km/s
2056-Aug-18 05:30 0.377209 AU
56429714 km
26.35 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
23.17

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.33044
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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