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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 RH

2024 RH

2024 RH belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.433 AU it takes 1.72 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 21
Orbital Period · P
1.72 yr
v(q)
34 km/s
v(Q)
18.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.03 km
TJ
4.58
Eccentricity · e
0.3026

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.999 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.867 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.868 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.433 AU gives an orbital period of 1.72 yr, or about 627 days.

An eccentricity of 0.303 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 18.73° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.2 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 = 25.63 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.03 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 21 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.6871 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 8 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
1.433 AU
Eccentricity
0.3026
Perihelion
0.999 AU
Aphelion
1.866626 AU
Inclination
18.73°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2460554.5
Mean Anomaly
335.36°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
— km
Albedo
—
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
25.63

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.68713
Condition
8
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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