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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 RT15

2024 RT15

2024 RT15 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.937 AU and a period of 0.91 yr.

Aten Observations: 55
Orbital Period · P
0.91 yr
v(q)
40.3 km/s
v(Q)
23.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.11 km
TJ
6.35
Eccentricity · e
0.2625

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.691 AU) and its farthest (1.183 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.492 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.91 yr (331 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.937 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.263 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 13.4° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.3 km/s at perihelion and falls to 23.5 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 = 22.64 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.11 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 55 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4945 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 3 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
0.9368 AU
Eccentricity
0.2625
Perihelion
0.691 AU
Aphelion
1.18271 AU
Inclination
13.4°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
153.77°

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
2033-Aug-04 14:17 0.185985 AU
27823020 km
9.29 km/s
2034-Mar-25 13:15 0.304817 AU
45599950 km
12.96 km/s
2034-Oct-12 23:39 0.176231 AU
26363854 km
8.53 km/s
2035-Oct-28 00:01 0.488775 AU
73119656 km
21.20 km/s
2042-Aug-05 07:14 0.476272 AU
71249301 km
20.60 km/s
2043-Aug-19 23:56 0.173349 AU
25932636 km
8.54 km/s
2044-Mar-08 06:51 0.301741 AU
45139783 km
13.06 km/s
2044-Oct-28 06:38 0.188025 AU
28128166 km
9.10 km/s
2052-Jul-31 17:30 0.365363 AU
54657521 km
16.82 km/s
2053-May-09 22:44 0.297229 AU
44464771 km
9.57 km/s
2053-Sep-04 23:35 0.175828 AU
26303472 km
8.62 km/s
2054-Feb-19 03:07 0.297036 AU
44435908 km
12.47 km/s
2054-Nov-04 12:57 0.242007 AU
36203774 km
11.95 km/s
2062-Jul-29 23:08 0.264427 AU
39557655 km
13.01 km/s
2063-Apr-18 04:07 0.305097 AU
45641817 km
11.76 km/s
2063-Sep-22 02:15 0.177187 AU
26506821 km
8.66 km/s
2064-Jan-30 03:52 0.288786 AU
43201807 km
10.90 km/s
2064-Nov-01 23:24 0.344732 AU
51571126 km
16.12 km/s
2072-Aug-03 06:27 0.189168 AU
28299135 km
9.49 km/s
2073-Mar-27 10:10 0.305036 AU
45632783 km
12.91 km/s
2073-Oct-10 15:08 0.176852 AU
26456739 km
8.52 km/s
2073-Dec-25 12:28 0.266597 AU
39882324 km
6.26 km/s
2074-Oct-28 15:58 0.471737 AU
70570885 km
20.59 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
22.64

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.4945
Condition
3
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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