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NASA JPL SBDB · 332775

332775

332775 belongs to the Apollo group of near-Earth asteroids, whose orbits cross the path of Earth; with a semi-major axis of 1.547 AU it takes 1.92 yr to circle the Sun.

Apollo Observations: 168
Orbital Period · P
1.92 yr
v(q)
39.5 km/s
v(Q)
14.5 km/s
Diameter · ≈
0.41 km
TJ
4.33
Eccentricity · e
0.462

Orbit and dynamics

The path is an ellipse reaching 0.833 AU from the Sun at perihelion and 2.262 AU at aphelion, a radial span of 1.429 AU.

Applying Kepler's third law to a = 1.547 AU gives an orbital period of 1.92 yr, or about 703 days.

The high eccentricity (0.462) produces a strongly elongated orbit, so the object spends most of its time far from the Sun.

The orbital plane is tilted 6.06° relative to the ecliptic.

By the vis-viva equation its orbital speed rises to 39.5 km/s at perihelion and falls to 14.5 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 0.47 km, a value from direct size determination rather than from brightness alone.

Its geometric albedo of 0.098 indicates a very dark, carbonaceous-type surface.

Observation record and orbit quality

The current orbit solution is based on 168 observations and has a weighted RMS residual of 0.511 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
1.547 AU
Eccentricity
0.462
Perihelion
0.833 AU
Aphelion
2.261714 AU
Inclination
6.06°
Orbital Period
— yr
Epoch
2461200.5
Mean Anomaly
167.65°

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
0.467 km
Albedo
0.098
Density
— g/cm³
Rotation Period
— h
Absolute Magnitude
19.7

Orbit Quality

RMS
0.51101
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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