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NASA JPL SBDB · 226554

226554

226554 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.118 AU it takes 1.18 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 545
Orbital Period · P
1.18 yr
v(q)
36.8 km/s
v(Q)
21.6 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.42 km
TJ
5.54
Eccentricity · e
0.2615

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.826 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.41 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.584 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.118 AU gives an orbital period of 1.18 yr, or about 432 days.

An eccentricity of 0.262 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 9.27° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 36.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 21.6 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

The measured diameter is 0.48 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.125 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 545 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4885 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
1.118 AU
Eccentricity
0.2615
Perihelion
0.826 AU
Aphelion
1.410357 AU
Inclination
9.27°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
263.14°

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

No close approaches to Earth are currently on record for this object.

Physical Parameters

Diameter
0.482 km
Albedo
0.125
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
19.62

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.48852
Condition
0
Orbit ID
—
Data source: NASA JPL Small-Body Database . 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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