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NASA JPL SBDB · 326683

326683

326683 is an Amor-type near-Earth asteroid that approaches Earth from beyond our orbit without crossing it, orbiting the Sun at 1.45 AU once every 1.75 yr.

Amor Observations: 1,337
Orbital Period · P
1.75 yr
v(q)
30.8 km/s
v(Q)
19.9 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.72 km
TJ
4.56
Eccentricity · e
0.2159

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 1.137 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 1.763 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 0.626 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.45 AU gives an orbital period of 1.75 yr, or about 638 days.

An eccentricity of 0.216 makes the orbit moderately elongated.

The orbital plane is tilted 19.15° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 30.8 km/s at perihelion and falls to 19.9 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 0.52 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

A geometric albedo of 0.315 points to a comparatively bright, reflective surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 1,337 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.3837 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
1.45 AU
Eccentricity
0.2159
Perihelion
1.137 AU
Aphelion
1.763055 AU
Inclination
19.15°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
157.33°

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
0.518 km
Albedo
0.315
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
18.48

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.38368
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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