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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 EB3

2024 EB3

2024 EB3 is an Aten-type near-Earth asteroid whose orbit lies mostly inside that of Earth, with a semi-major axis of 0.806 AU and a period of 0.72 yr.

Aten Observations: 107
Orbital Period · P
0.72 yr
v(q)
50.2 km/s
v(Q)
21.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.04 km
TJ
7.06
Eccentricity · e
0.3922

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.49 AU) and its farthest (1.122 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.632 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 0.72 yr (264 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 0.806 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.392 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 33.04° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 50.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.9 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 = 24.54 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.04 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 107 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3924 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
0.8062 AU
Eccentricity
0.3922
Perihelion
0.49 AU
Aphelion
1.122392 AU
Inclination
33.04°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
155.28°

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
2027-Mar-31 20:44 0.463197 AU
69293337 km
18.27 km/s
2029-Mar-17 03:47 0.338654 AU
50661906 km
25.58 km/s
2029-Sep-19 00:26 0.497521 AU
74428056 km
28.60 km/s
2032-Mar-12 18:54 0.180819 AU
27050156 km
16.47 km/s
2037-Mar-11 12:14 0.112468 AU
16825039 km
20.49 km/s
2037-Aug-31 00:21 0.483962 AU
72399681 km
27.49 km/s
2040-Mar-21 17:28 0.325849 AU
48746320 km
17.07 km/s
2045-Mar-09 23:01 0.038860 AU
5813390 km
17.26 km/s
2045-Aug-11 14:27 0.489924 AU
73291526 km
25.62 km/s
2048-Apr-02 22:51 0.456718 AU
68324096 km
18.71 km/s
2050-Mar-15 23:05 0.237911 AU
35590970 km
24.30 km/s
2050-Sep-14 23:17 0.491941 AU
73593252 km
28.42 km/s
2053-Mar-14 21:54 0.198893 AU
29753967 km
16.49 km/s
2058-Mar-10 21:14 0.040361 AU
6037860 km
19.36 km/s
2058-Aug-26 00:56 0.483952 AU
72398261 km
27.05 km/s
2061-Mar-25 08:25 0.344494 AU
51535531 km
17.44 km/s
2063-Mar-21 11:33 0.371729 AU
55609880 km
28.46 km/s
2066-Mar-10 23:35 0.081112 AU
12134134 km
16.76 km/s
2066-Aug-05 17:36 0.494935 AU
74041205 km
24.87 km/s
2071-Mar-14 11:10 0.159286 AU
23828822 km
22.72 km/s
2071-Sep-09 14:37 0.487692 AU
72957743 km
28.12 km/s
2074-Mar-17 19:54 0.235041 AU
35161675 km
16.64 km/s
2079-Mar-10 14:14 0.031609 AU
4728617 km
18.34 km/s
2079-Aug-20 14:50 0.485010 AU
72556489 km
26.49 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
24.54

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.39239
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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