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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 RR8

2024 RR8

2024 RR8 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.016 AU it takes 1.02 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 10
Orbital Period · P
1.02 yr
v(q)
46.2 km/s
v(Q)
18.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.91
Eccentricity · e
0.4192

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.59 AU) and its farthest (1.442 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.852 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.02 yr (374 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.016 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.419) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 12.55° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 46.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.9 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 = 28.33 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 10 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3603 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
1.016 AU
Eccentricity
0.4192
Perihelion
0.59 AU
Aphelion
1.441907 AU
Inclination
12.55°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
325.35°

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-Sep-20 14:56 0.420632 AU
62925705 km
27.17 km/s
2052-Jan-01 04:53 0.387017 AU
57896990 km
27.79 km/s
2053-Jan-07 17:30 0.250540 AU
37480285 km
23.16 km/s
2054-Jan-15 16:22 0.146478 AU
21912807 km
18.60 km/s
2055-Jan-24 17:38 0.136144 AU
20366876 km
14.27 km/s
2057-Dec-14 15:20 0.415453 AU
62150893 km
9.83 km/s
2058-Nov-29 00:21 0.477346 AU
71409987 km
10.77 km/s
2059-Apr-17 15:20 0.405977 AU
60733271 km
16.47 km/s
2060-May-04 21:59 0.438686 AU
65626481 km
17.00 km/s
2061-May-23 07:24 0.444652 AU
66518992 km
16.35 km/s
2061-Oct-21 17:50 0.466766 AU
69827206 km
11.20 km/s
2062-Jun-12 00:48 0.412674 AU
61735191 km
14.45 km/s
2062-Oct-08 14:21 0.405923 AU
60725173 km
10.73 km/s
2063-Sep-23 01:52 0.312979 AU
46820976 km
9.94 km/s
2064-Sep-03 09:19 0.177398 AU
26538343 km
9.48 km/s
2065-Aug-31 06:02 0.026666 AU
3989114 km
12.38 km/s
2066-Sep-05 04:19 0.020031 AU
2996579 km
16.43 km/s
2067-Sep-11 13:17 0.184763 AU
27640124 km
20.88 km/s
2068-Sep-17 07:57 0.347897 AU
52044660 km
25.44 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
28.33

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.36032
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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