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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 UT

2024 UT

2024 UT belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.922 AU it takes 2.66 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 25
Orbital Period · P
2.66 yr
v(q)
39 km/s
v(Q)
11.8 km/s
TJ
3.73
Eccentricity · e
0.5345

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.894 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.949 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.055 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.922 AU gives an orbital period of 2.66 yr, or about 973 days.

The high eccentricity (0.534) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

Its inclination of 4.95° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39 km/s at perihelion and falls to 11.8 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

Neither a measured diameter nor a reliable absolute magnitude is available for 2024 UT, so its physical size remains unconstrained.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 25 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4906 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 6 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
1.922 AU
Eccentricity
0.5345
Perihelion
0.894 AU
Aphelion
2.949309 AU
Inclination
4.95°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
207.2°

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
30.3

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.49063
Condition
6
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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