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NASA JPL SBDB · 243566

243566

243566 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 2.462 AU it takes 3.86 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 589
Orbital Period · P
3.86 yr
v(q)
40.6 km/s
v(Q)
8.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
1.19 km
TJ
3.11
Eccentricity · e
0.6418

Orbit and dynamics

Between its closest point (0.882 AU) and its farthest (4.042 AU), the heliocentric distance changes by 3.16 AU over every revolution.

One full revolution takes 3.86 yr (1,411 days), computed from the semi-major axis of 2.462 AU.

The high eccentricity (0.642) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 19.58° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 40.6 km/s at perihelion and falls to 8.9 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 0.88 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

Its geometric albedo of 0.091 indicates a very dark, carbonaceous-type surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

Astrometry from 589 individual observations underpins this orbit; the fit leaves an RMS residual of 0.4214 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
2.462 AU
Eccentricity
0.6418
Perihelion
0.882 AU
Aphelion
4.042112 AU
Inclination
19.58°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
48.69°

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
0.881 km
Albedo
0.091
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
17.37

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.42135
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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