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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 QL1

2024 QL1

2024 QL1 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.885 AU and a period of 0.83 yr.

Aten Observations: 141
Orbital Period · P
0.83 yr
v(q)
37.6 km/s
v(Q)
26.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
6.69
Eccentricity · e
0.171

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.734 AU) and its farthest (1.036 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.302 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.83 yr (304 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.885 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.171 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 4.19° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 37.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 26.6 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 = 27.57 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 141 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3526 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
0.885 AU
Eccentricity
0.171
Perihelion
0.734 AU
Aphelion
1.036335 AU
Inclination
4.19°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
197.3°

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-Sep-04 04:54 0.027854 AU
4166827 km
3.65 km/s
2034-Oct-08 01:15 0.057166 AU
8551880 km
3.62 km/s
2039-Nov-01 02:05 0.082819 AU
12389592 km
5.35 km/s
2044-Oct-31 08:16 0.186424 AU
27888651 km
9.23 km/s
2068-Aug-17 07:54 0.094474 AU
14133092 km
7.04 km/s
2073-Aug-21 06:16 0.008006 AU
1197755 km
4.56 km/s
2074-Jan-07 16:26 0.176067 AU
26339199 km
4.29 km/s
2078-Aug-19 14:55 0.104102 AU
15573500 km
9.88 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
27.57

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.3526
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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