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NASA JPL SBDB · 2026 CL19

2026 CL19

2026 CL19 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.05 AU it takes 1.08 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 9
Orbital Period · P
1.08 yr
v(q)
32 km/s
v(Q)
26.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.01 km
TJ
5.81
Eccentricity · e
0.0971

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.948 AU) and its farthest (1.152 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 0.204 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 1.08 yr (393 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 1.05 AU.

With e = 0.097, the orbit is close to circular.

The orbital plane is tilted 16.68° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32 km/s at perihelion and falls to 26.4 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 = 28.38 and an assumed geometric albedo of 0.14, the diameter works out to roughly 0.01 km.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 9 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.3663 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
1.05 AU
Eccentricity
0.0971
Perihelion
0.948 AU
Aphelion
1.151955 AU
Inclination
16.68°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
58.34°

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
2040-Feb-04 15:56 0.061851 AU
9252729 km
11.37 km/s
2041-Aug-05 09:11 0.087113 AU
13031966 km
10.49 km/s
2055-Feb-15 19:56 0.076619 AU
11462041 km
9.19 km/s
2055-Aug-08 15:04 0.072639 AU
10866692 km
8.86 km/s
2069-Feb-11 07:22 0.025846 AU
3866441 km
8.89 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
28.38

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.36626
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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