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NASA JPL SBDB · 27346

27346

27346 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.875 AU once every 2.57 yr.

Amor Observations: 1,523
Orbital Period · P
2.57 yr
v(q)
33.2 km/s
v(Q)
14.3 km/s
Diameter · ≈
2.37 km
TJ
3.66
Eccentricity · e
0.399

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.127 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.623 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.496 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.875 AU gives an orbital period of 2.57 yr, or about 938 days.

An eccentricity of 0.399 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 36.95° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 33.2 km/s at perihelion and falls to 14.3 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 1.8 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.256 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 1,523 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.5191 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
1.875 AU
Eccentricity
0.399
Perihelion
1.127 AU
Aphelion
2.623125 AU
Inclination
36.95°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
165.47°

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
1.802 km
Albedo
0.256
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
15.88

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51906
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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