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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 WM15

2024 WM15

2024 WM15 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.376 AU it takes 1.61 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 32
Orbital Period · P
1.61 yr
v(q)
36.8 km/s
v(Q)
17.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
4.74
Eccentricity · e
0.3561

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.886 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.866 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.98 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.376 AU gives an orbital period of 1.61 yr, or about 590 days.

An eccentricity of 0.356 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

Its inclination of 2.49° keeps it close to the plane of the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 17.5 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 = 24.85 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 32 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.592 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
1.376 AU
Eccentricity
0.3561
Perihelion
0.886 AU
Aphelion
1.865994 AU
Inclination
2.49°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
301.27°

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-Apr-15 19:56 0.032962 AU
4930984 km
11.26 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
24.85

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.59199
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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