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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 WH3

2024 WH3

2024 WH3 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.365 AU it takes 1.59 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 77
Orbital Period · P
1.59 yr
v(q)
34.6 km/s
v(Q)
18.8 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.15 km
TJ
4.77
Eccentricity · e
0.2972

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.96 AU) and its farthest (1.771 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.811 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.59 yr (582 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.365 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.297 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 11.81° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 34.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 18.8 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

No direct size measurement is available; from an absolute magnitude of H = 21.83 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.15 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 77 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.8218 arcseconds.

Condition code U = 0 means the orbit is very well determined, leaving only a small uncertainty in the future ephemeris.

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
1.365 AU
Eccentricity
0.2972
Perihelion
0.96 AU
Aphelion
1.770678 AU
Inclination
11.81°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
264.84°

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
2041-Mar-20 19:56 0.129995 AU
19447036 km
7.96 km/s
2049-Mar-02 13:36 0.060308 AU
9021918 km
7.87 km/s
2057-Feb-25 16:01 0.035246 AU
5272780 km
8.06 km/s
2065-Mar-11 04:01 0.096652 AU
14458895 km
7.81 km/s
2073-Apr-06 21:30 0.177669 AU
26578853 km
8.45 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
21.83

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.82184
Condition
0
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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