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NASA JPL SBDB · 324P

La Sagra

La Sagra follows a distinctly cometary orbit: an eccentricity of 0.154 carries it from 2.618 AU at perihelion out to 3.57 AU at aphelion.

comet Observations: 510
Orbital Period · P
5.44 yr
v(q)
19.8 km/s
v(Q)
14.5 km/s
TJ
3.1
Eccentricity · e
0.1538

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 2.618 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 3.57 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.952 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 3.094 AU gives an orbital period of 5.44 yr, or about 1,988 days.

An eccentricity of 0.154 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

A steep inclination of 21.42° carries it well above and below the ecliptic plane.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 19.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 14.5 km/s at aphelion.

Its Tisserand parameter with respect to Jupiter is T_J = 3.1, a standard discriminator between asteroidal and cometary dynamics.

Size and surface

The measured diameter is 1.6 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

Its geometric albedo of 0.01 indicates a very dark, carbonaceous-type surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 510 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.6309 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
3.094 AU
Eccentricity
0.1538
Perihelion
2.618 AU
Aphelion
3.569857 AU
Inclination
21.42°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2456440.5
Mean Anomaly
193.89°

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
1.6 km
Albedo
0.01
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
—

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.63088
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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