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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 UX2

2024 UX2

2024 UX2 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.489 AU it takes 1.82 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 32
Orbital Period · P
1.82 yr
v(q)
35.7 km/s
v(Q)
16.7 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.06 km
TJ
4.43
Eccentricity · e
0.3641

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.947 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.031 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.084 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.489 AU gives an orbital period of 1.82 yr, or about 664 days.

An eccentricity of 0.364 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 19.51° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 35.7 km/s at perihelion and falls to 16.7 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 = 23.69 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.06 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 32 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3882 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 4 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
1.489 AU
Eccentricity
0.3641
Perihelion
0.947 AU
Aphelion
2.031145 AU
Inclination
19.51°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
277.79°

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
2044-Nov-13 01:08 0.153542 AU
22969581 km
12.33 km/s
2064-Nov-11 14:27 0.159507 AU
23861965 km
13.80 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
23.69

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.38819
Condition
4
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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