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NASA JPL SBDB · 243025

243025

243025 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 2.674 AU once every 4.37 yr.

Amor Observations: 870
Orbital Period · P
4.37 yr
v(q)
32.6 km/s
v(Q)
10.2 km/s
Diameter · ≈
2.19 km
TJ
3.12
Eccentricity · e
0.5235

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.274 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 4.074 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 2.8 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 2.674 AU gives an orbital period of 4.37 yr, or about 1,597 days.

The high eccentricity (0.523) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 15.89° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 32.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 10.2 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 2.12 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.139 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 870 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3773 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
2.674 AU
Eccentricity
0.5235
Perihelion
1.274 AU
Aphelion
4.073839 AU
Inclination
15.89°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
188.56°

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
2.123 km
Albedo
0.139
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
16.05

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.37734
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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