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NASA JPL SBDB · 23606

23606

23606 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.75 AU once every 2.32 yr.

Amor Observations: 762
Orbital Period · P
2.32 yr
v(q)
32.9 km/s
v(Q)
15.4 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.75 km
TJ
4.02
Eccentricity · e
0.3611

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.118 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.382 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.264 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.75 AU gives an orbital period of 2.32 yr, or about 846 days.

An eccentricity of 0.361 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 14.36° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.9 km/s at perihelion and falls to 15.4 km/s at aphelion.

Its perihelion lies just outside Earth's orbit, which is why it is classed as Earth-approaching rather than Earth-crossing.

Size and surface

The measured diameter is 0.87 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.123 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 762 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.4029 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
1.75 AU
Eccentricity
0.3611
Perihelion
1.118 AU
Aphelion
2.381925 AU
Inclination
14.36°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
245.55°

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
0.866 km
Albedo
0.123
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
18.38

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.40289
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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