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NASA JPL SBDB · 2024 SS

2024 SS

2024 SS belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.225 AU it takes 1.36 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 58
Orbital Period · P
1.36 yr
v(q)
33.9 km/s
v(Q)
21.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.02 km
TJ
5.18
Eccentricity · e
0.228

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.946 AU) and its farthest (1.504 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.558 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.36 yr (495 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.225 AU.

An eccentricity of 0.228 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 11.2° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.3 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 = 25.84 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.02 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 58 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4796 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
1.225 AU
Eccentricity
0.228
Perihelion
0.946 AU
Aphelion
1.5043 AU
Inclination
11.2°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
55.35°

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
2028-Jul-27 04:03 0.392938 AU
58782653 km
5.37 km/s
2029-Jan-24 22:12 0.283334 AU
42386213 km
12.66 km/s
2039-Sep-02 01:30 0.357379 AU
53463149 km
20.07 km/s
2048-Jan-21 08:04 0.192633 AU
28817430 km
9.41 km/s
2059-Apr-19 21:46 0.470129 AU
70330257 km
8.94 km/s
2062-Sep-14 08:01 0.173337 AU
25930830 km
13.86 km/s
2063-Mar-19 14:09 0.328230 AU
49102538 km
7.94 km/s
2071-Jan-31 01:50 0.251540 AU
37629844 km
16.05 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
25.84

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.47959
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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