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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 TU6

2024 TU6

2024 TU6 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.075 AU it takes 1.11 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 26
Orbital Period · P
1.11 yr
v(q)
39.8 km/s
v(Q)
20.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
5.68
Eccentricity · e
0.3147

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.737 AU) and its farthest (1.413 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.676 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.11 yr (407 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.075 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.315 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 13.66° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 20.7 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 = 24.92 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 26 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4844 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
1.075 AU
Eccentricity
0.3147
Perihelion
0.737 AU
Aphelion
1.413302 AU
Inclination
13.66°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
242.48°

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
2032-Mar-18 17:51 0.100899 AU
15094311 km
16.85 km/s
2034-Oct-15 08:20 0.062593 AU
9363743 km
16.80 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
24.92

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.48445
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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