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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 QQ

2024 QQ

2024 QQ is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.795 AU and a period of 0.71 yr.

Aten Observations: 97
Orbital Period · P
0.71 yr
v(q)
45.1 km/s
v(Q)
24.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
7.29
Eccentricity · e
0.2913

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.564 AU) and its farthest (1.027 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.463 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.71 yr (259 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.795 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.291 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 0.31° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 45.1 km/s at perihelion and falls to 24.7 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 = 27.58 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 97 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3972 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
0.7954 AU
Eccentricity
0.2913
Perihelion
0.564 AU
Aphelion
1.0271 AU
Inclination
0.31°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
24.88°

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-Jan-30 15:14 0.418542 AU
62612957 km
14.61 km/s
2029-May-06 08:57 0.304140 AU
45498768 km
6.63 km/s
2029-Sep-11 17:53 0.151801 AU
22709128 km
10.60 km/s
2031-Jul-30 09:19 0.402058 AU
60146984 km
18.97 km/s
2032-Jan-06 03:02 0.387958 AU
58037733 km
12.66 km/s
2034-Apr-05 04:41 0.376727 AU
56357561 km
11.30 km/s
2034-Sep-05 14:05 0.354562 AU
53041776 km
17.08 km/s
2036-Jul-22 21:50 0.229701 AU
34362769 km
12.98 km/s
2036-Dec-10 11:11 0.339145 AU
50735375 km
9.16 km/s
2039-Mar-13 01:45 0.411605 AU
61575174 km
13.78 km/s
2041-Jul-21 17:25 0.058011 AU
8678363 km
7.20 km/s
2044-Feb-24 09:18 0.421183 AU
63008086 km
14.68 km/s
2046-Aug-12 14:30 0.013632 AU
2039372 km
4.73 km/s
2049-Feb-08 08:11 0.420028 AU
62835351 km
14.82 km/s
2051-Sep-10 21:49 0.022910 AU
3427279 km
6.30 km/s
2054-Jan-25 09:59 0.412851 AU
61761608 km
14.39 km/s
2056-May-01 20:05 0.319442 AU
47787811 km
7.32 km/s
2056-Sep-11 11:00 0.182889 AU
27359780 km
11.22 km/s
2058-Jul-29 18:39 0.413672 AU
61884415 km
19.10 km/s
2059-Jan-06 11:34 0.392400 AU
58702196 km
12.77 km/s
2061-Apr-07 12:04 0.369075 AU
55212812 km
10.95 km/s
2061-Sep-06 08:22 0.324024 AU
48473309 km
16.33 km/s
2063-Jul-24 07:20 0.244686 AU
36604537 km
14.12 km/s
2063-Dec-16 16:18 0.347422 AU
51973529 km
10.02 km/s
2066-Mar-18 02:23 0.400738 AU
59949483 km
13.32 km/s
2068-Jul-20 01:32 0.076689 AU
11472516 km
8.89 km/s
2068-Nov-17 03:57 0.266494 AU
39866928 km
5.38 km/s
2071-Feb-28 08:55 0.417421 AU
62445331 km
14.56 km/s
2076-Feb-05 21:05 0.423410 AU
63341280 km
14.91 km/s
2078-May-16 15:41 0.272650 AU
40787927 km
4.89 km/s
2078-Sep-12 00:47 0.087250 AU
13052478 km
9.03 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
27.58

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.39721
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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